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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Stebbins, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joseph A. Schudt, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01H 11/06 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 1/00 (2013.01); G01H 11/06 (2013.01); G10K 11/1788 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1282 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3226 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic sensing system for a motor vehicle includes a strain gauge mounted at a motor vehicle surface, and a sensing circuit operatively coupled to the strain gauge. The sensing circuit is configured and disposed to detect acoustic responses in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle through the strain gauge.