Patents by Inventor Bert DEBIE

Bert DEBIE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for checking the rear seat belt status in a vehicle
    Patent number: 11167722
    Abstract: A system, vehicle and method for checking a rear seat belt status in a vehicle having a passenger cabin with at least one rear seat including an ambient light source configured to be arranged in the passenger cabin, an electronic control device configured to check whether the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) at least one rear seat is occupied, (2) the rear seat belt of the least one occupied rear seat is not buckled, in case each of the conditions is fulfilled, output a seat belt warning by activating the ambient light source using a predetermined lighting pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
    Inventor: Bert Debie
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE REAR SEAT BELT STATUS IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200391694
    Abstract: A system, vehicle and method for checking a rear seat belt status in a vehicle having a passenger cabin with at least one rear seat including an ambient light source configured to be arranged in the passenger cabin, an electronic control device configured to check whether the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) at least one rear seat is occupied, (2) the rear seat belt of the least one occupied rear seat is not buckled, in case each of the conditions is fulfilled, output a seat belt warning by activating the ambient light source using a predetermined lighting pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
    Inventor: Bert DEBIE