Patents by Inventor Michael Robert TABACZYNSKI

Michael Robert TABACZYNSKI 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 classification system with seat back sensor
    Patent number: 9120396
    Abstract: A classification system for determining the occupancy state of a seat of a vehicle. The classification system includes a first sensing electrode located in a back portion of the seat and a second sensing electrode located in a base portion of the seat. The system includes a measurement circuit configured to measure a first property associated with the first sensing electrode and a second property associated with the second electrode. A controller is configured to send an occupancy signal indicative of the occupancy state of the seat based on the measured properties associated with the first and second sensing electrodes. The controller may be configured to send the occupancy signal to a Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: TK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Tabaczynski, Jeffrey Scott Bennett, Phillip B. Maguire
  • OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WITH SEAT BACK SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140197942
    Abstract: A classification system for determining the occupancy state of a seat of a vehicle. The classification system includes a first sensing electrode located in a back portion of the seat and a a second sensing electrode located in a base portion of the seat. The system includes a measurement circuit configured to measure a first property associated with the first sensing electrode and a second property associated with the second electrode. A controller is configured to send an occupancy signal indicative of the occupancy state of the seat based on the measured properties associated with the first and second sensing electrodes. The controller may be configured to send the occupancy signal to a Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert TABACZYNSKI, Jeffrey Scott BENNETT, Phillip B. MAGUIRE