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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:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raymond J. David, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/908 ; G01G 1/952 ; B60R 2/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/908 ; G01G 1/952 ; B60R 2/132 ;
Abstract
A system and an associated method for determining the weight of an occupant (,) on an associated seat (,) are disclosed. The system includes a sensor (,) for sensing downward force on the seat (,) and a sensor (,) for sensing tension in an associated seat belt (,). A controller (,) is included for determining the weight of the occupant (,) as a function of an output (,) from the sensor (,) and an output (,) from the sensor (,).