Patents by Inventor Cliff C. Chou

Cliff C. Chou 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).

  • Vehicle side impact crash detection for deployment of curtain and side airbags
    Patent number: 7484756
    Abstract: A restraint control system (40) for an automotive vehicle (10) is illustrated with a first sensor such as a door cavity pressure sensor (28) and a second sensor such as an accelerometer (30). A restraint device (54) is coupled to a controller (52) that controls the operation of the restraint device in response to the first sensor (28) and the second sensor (30). When either the signal from the first sensor or the signal from the second sensor is above a first or second threshold, respectively, the two signals are compared. In response to the comparison, the restraint device (54) is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jialiang Le, Cliff C. Chou, Todd Nelson Clark, Rachelle Nicole Tustanowski, Saeed David Barbat
  • Vehicle side impact crash detection for deployment of curtain and side airbags
    Publication number: 20080249687
    Abstract: A restraint control system (40) for an automotive vehicle (10) is illustrated with a first sensor such as a door cavity pressure sensor (28) and a second sensor such as an accelerometer (30). A restraint device (54) is coupled to a controller (52) that controls the operation of the restraint device in response to the first sensor (28) and the second sensor (30). When either the signal from the first sensor or the signal from the second sensor is above a first or second threshold, respectively, the two signals are compared. In response to the comparison, the restraint device (54) is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Jialiang Le, Cliff C. Chou, Todd N. Clark, Rachelle Tustanowski, Saeed Barbat