Issued Patents All Time
Showing 26–50 of 68 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7190277 | Capacitive occupant presence detection apparatus for a vehicle seat | William W. Fultz | 2007-03-13 |
| 7059446 | Frame-based bladder apparatus for seat occupant weight estimation | Craig A. Tieman, Duane D. Fortune, James R. McKinley | 2006-06-13 |
| 7024294 | Vehicle seat occupant status classification using multiple sensors | Stuart S. Sullivan, James F. Patterson, Charles A. Gray | 2006-04-04 |
| 6999301 | Capacitive load cell apparatus having an annealed synthetic woven spring dielectric | Henry M. Sanftleben, William W. Fultz, Eric Berg, Dennis P. Griffin | 2006-02-14 |
| 6987229 | Frame-based occupant weight estimation apparatus having compliant linkage assembly | — | 2006-01-17 |
| 6912920 | Frame-based occupant weight estimation load cell with ball-actuated force sensor | Duane D. Fortune | 2005-07-05 |
| 6886417 | Non-uniform rigidity interface panel for a fluid-filled seat bladder | Mark Ginter, John Waidner | 2005-05-03 |
| 6889146 | Seat belt tension determination using multiple belt tension sensors | Stuart S. Sullivan, James F. Patterson | 2005-05-03 |
| 6868745 | Seat restraint buckle and tension sensing assembly | Stuart S. Sullivan, Phillip Kaltenbacher, James F. Patterson | 2005-03-22 |
| 6850825 | Method for suppressing deployment of an inflatable restraint based on sensed occupant weight | Phillip E Kaltenbacher II, Royce L. Rennaker, Brett A. Hall, Stuart S. Sullivan, Peter J. Schubert | 2005-02-01 |
| 6796192 | Pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly | Stuart S. Sullivan | 2004-09-28 |
| 6749038 | Tension sensing assembly | Stuart S. Sullivan, Phillip Kaltenbacher | 2004-06-15 |
| 6662094 | Method of initially characterizing an occupant of a vehicle seat based on weight and seat belt tension | Phillip Kaltenbacher, Scott E. Achor, Charles A. Gray, James F. Patterson, Duane D. Fortune | 2003-12-09 |
| 6644689 | Method for suppressing deployment of an inflatable restraint based on sensed occupant capacitance | — | 2003-11-11 |
| 6587770 | Vehicle seat occupant weight estimation method with floor weight compensation | Charles A. Gray, Duane D. Fortune, Phillip Kaltenbacher, James F. Patterson, Stuart S. Sullivan | 2003-07-01 |
| 6559763 | Frontal impact characterization apparatus for a motor vehicle restraint system | Douglas A. Nunan, Charles A. Cluff, David R. Little, Greston T. McCoy, Jr., Gary E. Oberlin | 2003-05-06 |
| 6554318 | Seat belt tension sensor | George Rodney Kohut, Joseph Yoon, David L Hartley, David B Purdie | 2003-04-29 |
| 6542802 | Vehicle occupant characterization method with rough road compensation | Charles A. Gray, Royce L. Rennaker, Phillip Kaltenbacher, Chance Scales, Duane D. Fortune | 2003-04-01 |
| 6490936 | Bladder and support structure for occupant weight estimation | Duane D. Fortune, Robert Joseph Myers, Pamela Ann Roe, Phillip Kaltenbacher, Stuart S. Sullivan +2 more | 2002-12-10 |
| 6392166 | Stress relief method for a fluid filled elastomeric bladder | Duane D. Fortune, Gregory Allen Cobb, Julia Ann Oberlin, Phillip Kaltenbacher | 2002-05-21 |
| 6384355 | Parallel guide mechanism for a switch | Kurt F. O'Connor | 2002-05-07 |
| 6246936 | Vehicle occupant characterization method based on sensed occupant weight | Pamela Ann Roe, Peter Thayer, Douglas A. Nunan, Phillip Kaltenbacher, Duane D. Fortune +4 more | 2001-06-12 |
| 6138067 | Adaptive pressure based weight estimation system for a vehicle occupant | Gregory Allen Cobb, Pamela Ann Roe | 2000-10-24 |
| 6101436 | Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having fluid-filled multi-cell seat bladder | Duane D. Fortune, Robert Joseph Myers, Pamela Ann Roe | 2000-08-08 |
| 6058341 | Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having controlled volume seat bladder | Robert Joseph Myers, Robert A. Perisho, Jr., Pamela Ann Roe, Duane D. Fortune, Stuart S. Sullivan +2 more | 2000-05-02 |