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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Applicant:
Thomas Schleeh, Schweich, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Schleeh, Schweich, DE;
Assignee:
IEE International Electronics & Engineering S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for capacitive detection of seat occupancy in a vehicle comprises a sensing electrode and a shielding electrode arranged in substantially parallel layers. A spacer is arranged between the sensing electrode and the shielding electrode to keep the sensing electrode and the shielding electrode at a certain distance from each other. The spacer comprises an inner textile layer and at least one of the electrodes comprises a film-based electrode.