Patents by Inventor Scott E. Achor

Scott E. Achor 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).

  • Method of initially characterizing an occupant of a vehicle seat based on weight and seat belt tension
    Patent number: 6662094
    Abstract: An improved weight-based occupant characterization method reliably distinguishes between a minimum weight adult and a child seated on a booster seat. An early characterization of the seat occupant is made in an interval following a transition event such as a door opening or ignition state change that activates the occupant detection system. During this interval, an initial characterization routine monitors the seat belt tension and the raw seat pressure to identify signal values characteristic of a minimum weight adult or a child seated on a booster seat. If the indicated occupant weight during subsequent operation of the vehicle is inconsistent with the initial characterization, the initial characterization is discarded, and the seat occupancy is characterized based on the indicated occupant weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan D. Murphy, Phillip E Kaltenbacher, II, Scott E. Achor, Charles A. Gray, James F. Patterson, Duane D. Fortune
  • Method of initially characterizing an occupant of a vehicle seat based on weight and seat belt tension
    Publication number: 20030158643
    Abstract: An improved weight-based occupant characterization method reliably distinguishes between a minimum weight adult and a child seated on a booster seat. An early characterization of the seat occupant is made in an interval following a transition event such as a door opening or ignition state change that activates the occupant detection system. During this interval, an initial characterization routine monitors the seat belt tension and the raw seat pressure to identify signal values characteristic of a minimum weight adult or a child seated on a booster seat. If the indicated occupant weight during subsequent operation of the vehicle is inconsistent with the initial characterization, the initial characterization is discarded, and the seat occupancy is characterized based on the indicated occupant weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Morgan D. Murphy, Phillip E. Kaltenbacher, Scott E. Achor, Charles A. Gray, James F. Patterson, Duane D. Fortune