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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:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tsutomu Maeda, Shijonawate, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 ;
Abstract
A pressure sensitive switch disposed in the seat of a vehicle and a seating detector having the pressure sensitive switch are provided. Loss in its production can be reduced for obtaining an inexpensive pressure sensitive switch. The pressure sensitive has a movable contact layer formed underneath a top sheet and a fixed contact layer formed over a bottom sheet. A mark showing the resistance characteristic of the contact layer in the pressure sensitive switch is indicated on the top surface of the top sheet.