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:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Roger A. Mccurdy, Troy, MI (US);
Roger A. McCurdy, Troy, MI (US);
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A system () for helping to protect a vehicle occupant includes a crash sensor () operative to sense a vehicle crash event and provide a crash signal having a characteristic indicative of the sensed crash event. An acoustic safing sensor () is operative to sense acoustic waves of the vehicle during a vehicle crash event and provide a safing signal having a characteristic indicative of the sensed acoustic waves. The system () also includes an occupant protection device () for, when actuated, helping to protect the vehicle occupant during a vehicle crash event. A controller () controls actuation of the occupant protection device () in response to the crash signal and the safing signal.