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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Ray Piirainen, Denver, NC (US);
David S. Breed, Boonton Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Wendell C. Johnson, Kaneohe, HI (US);
Wilbur E. Duvall, Reeds Spring, MO (US);
Ray Piirainen, Denver, NC (US);
David S. Breed, Boonton Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Wendell C. Johnson, Kaneohe, HI (US);
Wilbur E. DuVall, Reeds Spring, MO (US);
Automotive Technologies International, Inc., Denville, NJ (US);
Abstract
System and method for detecting the presence of contents of a vehicular compartment in which a detector system generates an output signal indicative of the absence of an object in the compartment when an object is not situated in the compartment and a different output signal indicative of a particular object in the compartment when such an object is situated in the compartment. Different output signals are thus generated for different objects. A processor is coupled to the detector system for processing the output signal to create a signal characteristic of the object which is indicative of whether the object is animate or inanimate. This system is coupled to a reactive system for affecting one or more vehicular components when the created signal is indicative of an animate object. The reactive system may be a release device for opening an access door or panel to the compartment.