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    U.S. patent 7098674: Occupant sensor. Granted to Stanley et. al. (3 total) on 2006-08-29 (filed 2003-11-30) and assigned to Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc.. Currently involved in at least 1 patent litigation: Iee Sa et. al. (Michigan). See http://news.priorsmart.com for more info.

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    U.S. patent 7098674: Occupant sensor. Granted to Stanley et. al. (3 total) on 2006-08-29 (filed 2003-11-30) and assigned to Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc.. Currently involved in at least 1 patent litigation: Iee Sa et. al. (Michigan). See http://news.priorsmart.com for more info.

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    Occupant Sensor (US Patent 7098674)

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    U.S. patent 7098674: Occupant sensor. Granted to Stanley et. al. (3 total) on 2006-08-29 (filed 2003-11-30) and assigned to Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc.. Currently involved in at least 1 patent litigation: Iee Sa et. al. (Michigan). See http://news.priorsmart.com for more info.

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    «2 United States Patent US0O7O98674B2 (vo) Patent No: US 7,098,674 B2 Stanley et al. (45) Date of Patent Aug. 29, 2006 (54) OCCUPANT SENSOR 206867 A 41974 Quate Moise aavsa72 A 81975 Long der sb (75) Inventors: James Gregory Stanley, Novi, MI 3.943.376 A V1976 Long. 30716 (US), Judson G. MeDonnel, 4008712 21977 Nyt s21z Farmington Hill, MI (US); James A. 4300.116 A L1/1981 Stahowe 34032 ‘Campbell, Ann Arbor, MI (US) 430.645 A shady eal aosTa a5se200 Paster 3s (73) Assignee: Automotive Systems Laboratory, In, 700368 4 Cox sass Tesco eM) aman A Yous aa swe 49129 4 Inga sons (+) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the tem of this, 4830395 A Wetzel 324/678 potent extended or usted under 3848536074 Dah a vn 2467 a Sigma ve US. 1540) by 320 day a Sa oF (21) Appl. No. 107707,288 eS Kelly Ged (22) ies: Now. 30,2003 (Continued) oO ee FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS ‘US 200410113634 Al Jun. 17, 2004 ee 1066178 BL 5 2002 Related US. Application Data Primary Examiner Vincent Q. Nguyen (62). Division of application No, 09°866,885, filed on May (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Foley & Lardner LLP 29,2001, no Pa, No, 6708885 oO Ke (60). Provisions application No, 60/207, 536 fied on May 26,2000. Anosillatory or polo fit signals operatively coupled to 4 fit electode placed beween a conductive heating ele- (61) Inc, thet anda sealing region ofa seat containing the heating GOIR 27/26 (2006.01) element, A second signal substantially equal to the first (32) Us.ch 13241662; 3401561; 3401667 Signals operatively coupled to a sexnd cece placed (58) Feld of Casitcation Search 3079.1; between the heating element andthe fist clciode. Aa 2807727, 735, 324461- 663; 340561, $62, ogcupant inthe seat is sensed from a response to the fist “MOI667 Sgn responsive to which a safety rest system may he See application file for complete seach histon:. controlled. 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