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Apparatus for occupant detection

  • US 7,317,392 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2005
  • Issued: 01/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for occupant detection in a vehicle, comprising:

  • a dielectric substrate including,a reference plane, anda plurality of electrodes forming a capacitive array on said dielectric substrate and coupled to said reference plane, each of said plurality of electrodes being formed of a conductive polymer thick film ink, andsaid plurality of electrodes and said reference plane being connected to a controller that detects a change in capacitance between said plurality of electrodes and said reference plane, and identifies the presence and type of occupant in the vehicle.

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