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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2007
Applicant:
David S. Breed, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
David S. Breed, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Automotive Technologies International, Inc., Denville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and system for deploying an occupant restraint device in a vehicle includes arranging a sensor to detect a rear impact and deploying the occupant restraint device when the sensor detects the rear impact of sufficient magnitude to require deployment of the occupant restraint device to prevent injury to the occupant. The sensor may be a crush sensor which preferably extends across a major portion of the rear of the vehicle, an inertial sensor and/or an anticipatory sensor.