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https://drivepatents.com/patents/976064 · 16 Apr 2014
A seat occupant sensor and heater device (110) configured for use in a vehicle seat (20) including an occupant detection electrode (114) and a seat heating element (122). The occupant detection electrode (114) may be configured to capacitively detect and c...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/976816 · 2 Apr 2014
A non-contact gesture recognition system (10) for recognizing gestures (28) made by an occupant (12) of a vehicle (14) using a first multiple-zone temperature sensor equipped with an array of temperature sensors (32). The sensor outputs an array signal ind...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/976858 · 26 Mar 2014
A method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell stack (10) having an electrically conductive interconnect (28), including the steps of: (a) providing a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, (b) providing a substrate having an iron-chromium alloy, (c) d...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/977480 · 12 Mar 2014
A vehicle (16) software update (24) system (10) for updating software in vehicle (16) modules coupled to a vehicle communication network (14). Software updates are processed through an entertainment unit (20) (e.g. vehicle (16) radio) configured to be coup...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/978211 · 19 Feb 2014
A dual-electrode occupant (12) detection system (10) configured to determine an occupant (12) presence on a seat assembly (32). The system (10) includes two electrodes (20, 28) that each generates an electric field in response to an applied excitation sign...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/978470 · 12 Feb 2014
An occupant detection system (30) and method (300) that uses an isolation assembly (40) to isolate electrically a power supply (32) providing power to a heater element (14) for heating a vehicle seat from a sensing circuit (60) that uses the heater element...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/980218 · 1 Jan 2014
A map matching method (300) for a vehicle safety warning system (12) is provided. The method (300) includes the steps of a) determining (100) if intelligent transportation system (ITS) map data (18) is available, b) determining (112) a vehicle location (30...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/980418 · 25 Dec 2013
A system (100) and a method (400) of controlling a ventilation or HVAC system that is configured to provide an air stream (110) having a comfortable contact velocity (216) to an occupant (114) seated in a vehicle cabin (116). The system (100) includes a se...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/982023 · 13 Nov 2013
A grommet (22) extends along an axis (A) for insertion into a hole (44) of a panel (24). The grommet (22) includes a hollow funnel-shaped section (32) inclined to the axis (A) such that a portion of said funnel-shaped section (32) is compressed radially in...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/981973 · 13 Nov 2013
A seat belt reminder system (10) includes an occupant sensor (12) to detect an occupant (14) in a seat (18) of a vehicle (20) and a buckle sensor (22) to detect when a seat belt (28) is latched to a seat belt buckle (24). A controller (40) detects whether ...