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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Peter Norton0
Date of Patent
June 2, 2009
Patent Application Number
11266091
Date Filed
November 2, 2005
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Sensors in a vehicle seat provide data for classifying occupants. Information from the sensors may be used to determine the position of an occupant relative to the seat and relative to the vehicle, the weight of the occupant, whether the seat belt is latched, and the position of the occupant relative to an airbag before and during a crash. Situations wherein airbag deployment is not desired are identified. A particularly inexpensive system meets the occupant classification needs of a system comprising a low risk deployment passenger airbag.
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