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WIRELESS SEATBELT BUCKLE SWITCH HARVESTING ENERGY AND METHOD THEREFOR

  • US 20050061568A1
  • Filed: 09/19/2003
  • Published: 03/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for an automotive vehicle comprising:

  • a seatbelt having a buckled state and an unbuckled state; and

    a self-powered wireless switch assembly coupled to the seatbelt, the self-powered wireless switch assembly comprising an energy harvesting element generating electrical power, a capacitor storing power received from the energy harvesting element, and a wireless transmitter transmitting a wireless status signal corresponding to the buckled state and the unbuckled state.

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