Patents by Inventor Chantal G. Schiller

Chantal G. Schiller 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).

  • Air bag deployment trigger sensor with sacrificial waveguide
    Patent number: 5826903
    Abstract: An air bag deployment trigger sensor for activating the deployment of an air bag in a vehicle as a result of an impact or collision. The air bag deployment trigger sensor utilizes a sacrificial waveguide which transmits optical signals from an emitter along the waveguide, and which are received by a detector. A sensor circuit attached to the detector senses the optical signal and decodes, measures, or compares the optical signal with a predetermined electrical signal produced by the detector. The sensor's detection of an alteration or interruption of the optical signal along the waveguide triggers air bag deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Inventors: Norman H. Schiller, Chantal G. Schiller