Patents Assigned to Allied-Signal Automotive Abt. SRS
  • Device and method for detecting the weight of an object and/or an occupant on a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6254126
    Abstract: A device and a method for detecting a weight of an object and/or an occupant on a vehicle seat are described. In which a control and evaluation circuit derives a weight signal from a current consumed by an electric motor during a controlled adjustment of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellscaft, Allied-Signal Automotive Abt. SRS, Breed Siemens Restraint Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Bauer, Günter Heitzer, Marten Swart, Peter Popp, Gerhard Danz, Galtano Origlio, Ulrich Kippelt, Markus Frisch