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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
Kevin D. Kincaid, Kokomo, IN (US);
Robert K. Constable, Kokomo, IN (US);
Dennis P. Griffin, Noblesville, IN (US);
Kevin D. Kincaid, Kokomo, IN (US);
Robert K. Constable, Kokomo, IN (US);
Dennis P. Griffin, Noblesville, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly including a seat cushion, a heating element, a heating circuit, a occupant sensing circuit, and an isolation circuit. The seat cushion has a seating surface, the heating element is adjacent the seating surface and is formed of electrically conductive material. The heating circuit is coupled to the heating element for supplying electrical current to the heating element for generating heat. The occupant sensing circuit is also coupled to the heating element for sensing the presence of an occupant near the heating element. The isolation circuit is interposed between the heating circuit and the heating element for isolating the heating circuit from the occupant sensing circuit.