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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Uusi, Llc, Reed City, MI (US);
Inventor:
David W. Shank, Hersey, MI (US);
Assignee:
UUSI, LLC, Reed City, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); B60K 35/80 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/04166 (2019.05); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); B60K 35/80 (2024.01); B60K 2360/569 (2024.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract
An occupant detection system and method may include a user interface and at least one sensor to determine if there is an occupant in the vehicle. In one embodiment, the system and method use capacitive sensing sensors embedded into a cushion and/or back of seats in a vehicle. The capacitive sensor sends a sense signal to a controller and the controller would recognize various conditions such as an empty seat or a seat occupied by a person or animal. It could also determine if there was a child seat in a position on a vehicle seat and if there is a child in the child seat.