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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Y. Khoury, Macomb, MI (US);
Artie J Martin, Fraser, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Barvosa-carter, Ventura, CA (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Y. Khoury, Macomb, MI (US);
Artie J Martin, Fraser, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Barvosa-Carter, Ventura, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems for detecting animate objects in a vehicle compartment include active materials based sensors for detecting the presence of an animate object in the compartment. The systems produce a response if the sensors detect the presence of an animate object in the compartment and at least one other predetermined condition exists.