Patents by Inventor SCOTT L. RUBY

SCOTT L. RUBY 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).

  • Vehicle seat occupant detection device with an adjustable threshold
    Patent number: 9228882
    Abstract: A vehicle seat occupant detection device with an adjustable threshold is provided. The device includes a sensor, a spring, and an adjuster. The sensor is configured to indicate a first state when a seat is not occupied and a second state when the seat is occupied. The spring is configured to urge the sensor toward the first state. The adjuster is coupled to the spring. The adjuster is operable to vary a force threshold that the device transitions from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott L. Ruby
  • VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION DEVICE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE THRESHOLD
    Publication number: 20150168206
    Abstract: A vehicle seat occupant detection device with an adjustable threshold is provided. The device includes a sensor, a spring, and an adjuster. The sensor is configured to indicate a first state when a seat is not occupied and a second state when the seat is occupied. The spring is configured to urge the sensor toward the first state. The adjuster is coupled to the spring. The adjuster is operable to vary a force threshold that the device transitions from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: SCOTT L. RUBY