Patents by Inventor Dale L. Beltz

Dale L. Beltz 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).

  • Optical occupant restraint activation sensor
    Patent number: 4988862
    Abstract: An occupant restraint activation sensor includes a light source and a photo responsive detector in optical communication through a light pipe. The severing of this communication by fracturing of the light pipe being indicative of the occurrence of a predetermined impact load on the vehicle because of the mounting of the light pipe on a vehicle structural member whose deflection indicates the occurrence of such a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Dale L. Beltz