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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:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan L. Michaud, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Arthur J. Harvey, Mantua, OH (US);
Assignee:
Delta Systems, Inc., Streetsboro, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 2/800 ; G08B 2/100 ; H01H 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 2/800 ; G08B 2/100 ; H01H 3/02 ;
Abstract
A Hall effect safety switch assembly for de-activating a motor vehicle if a user is not positioned on a vehicle seat. The assembly includes a switch frame for mounting the assembly, a magnet and a hall effect sensor mounted to the switch frame in a spaced apart relationship, and a vane that moves in response to the presence of a vehicle operator on the seat that causes the Hall effect sensor to provide an inhibit signal that prevents an engine from running.