Patents by Inventor Svetoslav G. Stoyanov

Svetoslav G. Stoyanov 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).

  • Judgment lock for occupant detection air bag control
    Patent number: 7191044
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the sensing of an occupant in a seating area are provided. The occupant is characterized as one of an adult, child or other category. One characterization change parameter, such as a hysteresis time period or thresholds for characterization, is applied for a first time period. After that time period, the characterization change parameter is changed. For example, if the characterization stays the same for ten seconds, the hysteresis is changed from five to ten seconds. As another example, if the characterization stays the same for one minute, the thresholds associated with that characterization are broadened to decrease the likelihood of a change in characterization. In some systems and methods, a confidence parameter or probability associated with the characterization is used to control the changes to the characterization change parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Elesys North America Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Thompson, Shiuh-An Shieh, Keiichi Hasegawa, Svetoslav G. Stoyanov
  • Judgment lock for occupant detection air bag control
    Patent number: 7065438
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the sensing of an occupant in a seating area are provided. The occupant is characterized as one of an adult, child or other category. One characterization change parameter, such as a hysteresis time period or thresholds for characterization, is applied for a first time period. After that time period, the characterization change parameter is changed. For example, if the characterization stays the same for ten seconds, the hysteresis is changed from five to ten seconds. As another example, if the characterization stays the same for one minute, the thresholds associated with that characterization are broadened to decrease the likelihood of a change in characterization. In some systems and methods, a confidence parameter or probability associated with the characterization is used to control the changes of the characterization change parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Elesys North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Thompson, Shiuh-An Shieh, Keiichi Hasegawa, Svetoslav G. Stoyanov
  • Judgment lock for occupant detection air bag control
    Publication number: 20040232774
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the sensing of an occupant in a seating area are provided. The occupant is characterized as one of an adult, child or other category. One characterization change parameter, such as a hysteresis time period or thresholds for characterization, is applied for a first time period. After that time period, the characterization change parameter is changed. For example, if the characterization stays the same for ten seconds, the hysteresis is changed from five to ten seconds. As another example, if the characterization stays the same for one minute, the thresholds associated with that characterization are broadened to decrease the likelihood of a change in characterization. In some systems and methods, a confidence parameter or probability associated with the characterization is used to control the changes to the characterization change parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Gregory T. Thompson, Shiuh-An Shieh, Keiichi Hasegawa, Svetoslav G. Stoyanov
  • Judgment lock for occupant detection air bag control
    Publication number: 20030204295
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the sensing of an occupant in a seating area are provided. The occupant is characterized as one of an adult, child or other category. One characterization change parameter, such as a hysteresis time period or thresholds for characterization, is applied for a first time period. After that time period, the characterization change parameter is changed. For example, if the characterization stays the same for ten seconds, the hysteresis is changed from five to ten seconds. As another example, if the characterization stays the same for one minute, the thresholds associated with that characterization are broadened to decrease the likelihood of a change in characterization. In some systems and methods, a confidence parameter or probability associated with the characterization is used to control the changes of the characterization change parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory T. Thompson, Shiuh-An Shieh, Keiichi Hasegawa, Svetoslav G. Stoyanov