Patents by Inventor Joseph Adam SCHULTZ

Joseph Adam SCHULTZ 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).

  • Occupant presence and classification system
    Patent number: 9511732
    Abstract: An occupant classification system that includes a first sensing electrode located in a bottom of a vehicle seat and a second sensing electrode located in a back of the vehicle seat. The system includes a controller that is configured to control the supply of a first signal to the first electrode and a second signal to the second electrode. A measurement circuit is provided that is configured to measure a first property of the first signal and second property of the second signal. The controller is configured to classify an occupant using the first and second properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Blaine Jerry Dolcetti, Joseph Adam Schultz, Daniel Nicholas Tabar, Jeffrey Scott Bennett
  • OCCUPANT PRESENCE AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150203064
    Abstract: An occupant classification system that includes a first sensing electrode located in a bottom of a vehicle seat and a second sensing electrode located in a back of the vehicle seat. The system includes a controller that is configured to control the supply of a first signal to the first electrode and a second signal to the second electrode. A measurement circuit is provided that is configured to measure a first property of the first signal and second property of the second signal. The controller is configured to classify an occupant using the first and second properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: TK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Blaine Jerry DOLCETTI, Joseph Adam SCHULTZ, Daniel Nicholas TABAR, Jeffrey Scott BENNETT