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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
May. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Artur L Haglund, Vargarda, SE;
Assignee:
General Engineering (Netherlands) B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 / ; 180282 ; 200 6144 ; 200 / ; 280735 ;
Abstract
A sensor adapted to sense a side impact in a vehicle comprises an elongate element extending between two substantially fixed points spaced apart along the side of a vehicle, a sensor being provided adapted to sense tension in or longitudinal movement of the elongate element caused by an impact which deforms the vehicle.