The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Toshimi Yamanoi, Isehara, JP;
Nobufumi Shigehara, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Toshimi Yamanoi, Isehara, JP;
Nobufumi Shigehara, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A prompting apparatus for prompting to fasten a seatbelt for a vehicle, which includes: a detector which detects whether the seatbelt is fastened or unfastened; a warning device which warns that the seatbelt is unfastened and is capable of changing a warning level; and a controller which controls an actuation of the warning device. The controller intensifies a warning level of the warning device in steps in conjunction with a predetermined condition if the vehicle is in motion when the detector has detected that the seatbelt is unfastened.