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Patent Inventor Names
Thomas Fischer0
William W. Fultz0
Mike Albani0
Date of Patent
May 15, 2007
0Patent Application Number
112396460
Date Filed
September 29, 2005
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A capacitive sensing apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a deflectable dielectric mat and a flexible printed circuit that wraps around the major surfaces of the dielectric mat to define upper and lower conductor strips that overlap in a direction perpendicular to the dielectric mat. Overlapping regions of the conductor strips define an array of capacitive load cells distributed over the seating surface. A connector stub depending from the flexible printed circuit couples the conductor strips to an external circuit that measures the capacitance of the various load cells to determine occupant weight and weight distribution.
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