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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Hanif Muhammad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Hanif Muhammad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/14 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/13 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/13 (2013.01); B60N 2/42736 (2013.01); C08L 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of autonomously preventing or reducing the affects of roof impact in automotive applications, including the steps of determining a vehicle condition indicative of an imminent roof impact, and modifying a vehicular seat or roof structure, or deploying a netting as a result thereof, wherein active material actuation is preferably utilized to effect the same.