Baby alert car seat alarm—smart car seat

• US 10,071,654 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mcleanics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mcleanics Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Mclean, Jr., James Edward, Mclean, Edward D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Quang D
• Application Number:
  US14/756,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20170096080A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/26 for children B60N2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2845 having handles
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2848 being convertible or adaptable to a preambulator, e.g. a baby-carriage or a push-chair
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/90 Details or parts not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/981 Warning systems, e.g. the seat or seat parts vibrates to warn the passenger when facing a danger
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

The Baby Alert Car Seat Alarm—Smart Car Seat, is a device or smart car seat that detects the presence of a baby or child placed, or secured in a car seat, within the vehicle, before and after the driver of the vehicle has reached his/her destination; and, after the ignition is turned off, alerts the driver of the vehicle that the baby or child remains place or secured in a car seat within the vehicle; or, once the baby or child is placed, or secured in a car seat, within the vehicle, if the ignition is not turned on within a preset time, the Baby Alert Car Seat Alarm—Smart Car Seat will alert the driver of the vehicle that a baby or child remains placed or secured in a car seat within the vehicle.

Claims

1. A device being installed in a vehicle, or incorporated within a car seat for detecting a presence of a baby or a child remains placed or secured in the vehicle, the device comprising:

(a) a Primary sensor comprising at least one of a passive infrared sensor (PIR) and a photo cell sensor to detect an entry or exit of the baby or child through any points of entry of the vehicle;

(b) A Secondary sensor comprising at least one of a Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) installed under a padding of the car seat, a vehicle seat, or on an internal part of the vehicle to detect the baby or child being placed or secured in the car seat within the vehicle;

(c) a temperature sensor comprising at least one of a passive infrared sensor and a temperature sensor to detect an internal temperature of the vehicle;

(d) a display;

(e) a vehicle internal alerting device comprising at least one or more internal lights and an internal alarm;

(f) a vehicle external alerting device;

(g) a connection comprising at least one input/output jack/connector for connecting a GPS tracking device; and

(h) a control circuit in communication with the primary sensor and the secondary sensor;

wherein the control circuit is automatically activated once the control circuit receives a FSR signal and the vehicle ignition being turned on or if the vehicle ignition is not turned on within a first predetermined set time;

wherein the control circuit is configured to activate a first alert via the vehicle internal alerting device by flashing the one or more internal lights and sounding the internal alarm if after the entry of the baby or the child and the vehicle ignition is not turned on within a second predetermined set time to alert the driver of the vehicle that the baby or the child is placed or secured in the car seat within the vehicle;

wherein the control circuit is configured to active a second alert via the vehicle internal alerting device by flashing the one or more internal lights and sounding the internal alarm once the secondary sensor detects the baby or the child being placed or secured in the car seat within the vehicle and the vehicle ignition is turned on, the vehicle has travel to a destination, and the vehicle ignition is turned off;

wherein the control circuit is configured to activate a third alert, via the vehicle external alerting device by sounding the vehicle external alerting device, after a third predetermined set time since the second alert and the secondary sensor is still sensing the presence of the baby or the child placed or secured in the car set within the vehicle;

wherein the control circuit is configured to activate a fourth alert by flashing the one or more internal lights and sounding the internal alarm when the secondary sensor senses the presence of the baby or the child placed or secured in the car seat within the vehicle or when the primary sensor detects the entry of the baby or child within the vehicle and the internal temperature of the vehicle reaches a preset dangerous level;

wherein the control circuit is configured to determine a weight of the baby or the child based on a magnitude of the FRS signal from the secondary sensor and display the baby or the child'"'"'s weight via the display;

wherein the control circuit is configured to discontinue the first alert, the second alert, the third alert, and the fourth alert and the device resets if the baby or the child is removed from the car seat; and

wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit a signal to a remote device indicating the baby or the child is placed or secured in the car seat within the vehicle.

2. The device as outlined in claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to sound the internal alarm by use of a strobe light, siren, buzzer, voice speech, or message.

3. The device as outlined in claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to output the internal temperature of the vehicle to a LCD module, cell phone, tablet, computer, or laptop.

4. The device as outlined in claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to transmit the child or the baby'"'"'s weigh to the remote device, a cell phone, tablet, computer, or laptop.

5. The device as outlined in claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to transmit the baby or the child'"'"'s blood pressure data to a cell phone, tablet, computer, or laptop.