Device and Method for Deploying a Vehicular Occupant Protection System

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11536054

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Device and method for protecting an occupant seated on a seat of a vehicle which includes an airbag arranged to deploy to protect the occupant in the event of a crash involving the vehicle, a first sensor system for detecting presence of the occupant, a second sensor system connected to the seatbelt for obtaining information about seatbelt spool out, and a processor coupled to the first and second sensor systems and arranged to control deployment of the airbag based on the presence of the occupant and the information about seatbelt spool out. The second sensor system may be arranged to measure a length of the seatbelt pulled out of a seatbelt retractor and include an encoder arranged on a shaft around which the seatbelt is wound and a receptor arranged to generate a signal when a line on the encoder passes by the receptor.

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC800 WEST AVENUE UNIT 545 MIAMI BEACH FL 33139

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Breed, David S Boonton Township, NJ 475 52336
DuVall, Wilbur E Kimberling City, MO 186 24169
Johnson, Wendell C Kaneohe, HI 169 23217

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