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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:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Mark C. Hansen, Kokomo, IN (US);
William W. Fultz, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark C. Hansen, Kokomo, IN (US);
William W. Fultz, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01G 3/12 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A capacitive load cell includes upper and lower capacitor plates and an intermediate dielectric comprising two or more layers of compressible material with diverse compressibility characteristics. The most easily compressed dielectric layer provides sensitivity to low occupant weight, while the less easily compressed dielectric layer(s) provide sensitivity to medium and high occupant weight.