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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles S. Pillsbury, IV, Rochester, MI (US);
George E. Lancaster, Washington, MI (US);
Attila K. Dalkilic, Haibach, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 ;
Abstract
A vehicle steering wheel ( ) comprises a central hub portion ( ), a rim portion ( ), and at least one spoke ( ) that connects the hub portion ( ) to the rim portion ( ). The steering wheel ( ) further comprises a self-regulating electric heating element ( ).