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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Theodore V. Lester, Schiller Park, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for sensing presence and weight of a vehicle occupant includes a first conductor ( ) that is electrically coupled to an oscillating circuit and disposed adjacent a first surface ( ) of a compliant pad ( ) within the seat of the vehicle. A first conductor ( ) generates an oscillating signal at a first intensity. A second conductor ( ) is disposed adjacent a second opposing surface ( ) of the compliant pad ( ) and is capable or receiving the oscillating signal at a second intensity. A detection circuit electrically coupled to the second conductor ( ) and capable of receiving the oscillating signal at the second intensity determines the presence and weight of a vehicle occupant based upon the second intensity of the oscillating signal.
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