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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2022
Nitto, Inc., Teaneck, NJ (US);
Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc., Farmington, UT (US);
Toshihiko Omote, San Jose, CA (US);
Benedicto Delos Santos, San Jose, CA (US);
Juma Belknap, San Jose, CA (US);
John Bortell, San Jose, CA (US);
Colton Allen Ottley, Farmington, UT (US);
Jared K. Jonas, Farmington, UT (US);
Colin D. Eichinger, Farmington, UT (US);
Nathan C. Briggs, Farmington, UT (US);
NITTO, INC., Teaneck, NJ (US);
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
NITTO BEND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Farmington, UT (US);
Abstract
In an example, a vehicle seat sensor system includes a vehicle seat, a flexible seat sensor, and an electronics unit. The vehicle seat includes a seat surface. The flexible seat sensor is disposed within a deformable distance from the seat surface and includes one or more signal electrodes, one or more ground electrodes, one or more dielectric layers, and one or more capacitors. Each capacitor is formed by a combination of a corresponding signal electrode and a corresponding ground electrode with a corresponding dielectric layer positioned between the corresponding signal electrode and the corresponding ground electrode. The electronics unit is connected to the flexible seat sensor and is configured to electrically communicate with the flexible seat sensor. The flexible seat sensor is configured to provide a capacitive output proportional to an amount of pressure applied to the flexible seat sensor.