Patents by Inventor Dana A. Stonebrook

Dana A. Stonebrook 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).

  • Magnetic crash sensor
    Patent number: 7388370
    Abstract: At least one time-varying signal is applied to a plurality of coil elements in cooperative relationship with and spanning different portions of a vehicle. The coil elements generate an associated plurality of magnetic field components that interact with the vehicle. At least one detection circuit generates a detected signal responsive to signal components from the coil elements so as to provide for detecting a change in a magnetic condition of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Automotive Systems Laboratory Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard S. Cech, W. Todd Watson, Hiroshi Aoki, Dana A. Stonebrook