Inventor
GILLIS EDWARD J
US22 patents
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AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB
14 patentsUS5490069AFeb 6, 1996
Multiple-strategy crash discrimination system
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB161 citations99
US5446661AAug 29, 1995
Adjustable crash discrimination system with occupant position detection
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB229 citations96
US5400487AMar 28, 1995
Variable inflation system for vehicle safety restraint
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB98 citations96
US6203060B1Mar 20, 2001
System and method for sensing vehicle door edge movement
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB75 citations95
US5905210AMay 18, 1999
Villari effect seat weight sensor
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB58 citations95
US5445412AAug 29, 1995
Vehicle impact detection system
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB56 citations95
US5957491ASep 28, 1999
Seat weight sensor having fluid filled bladder
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB86 citations94
US6039345AMar 21, 2000
System and method for sensing vehicle door edge movement
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB46 citations92
US5563791AOct 8, 1996
Envelope detector useful in crash discrimination
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB25 citations92
US5530548AJun 25, 1996
Calibratable optical distance sensing system and method
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB50 citations92
US5519613AMay 21, 1996
System and method for discriminating short-period crashes
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB27 citations92
US5508920AApr 16, 1996
Crash discriminator responsive to early-crush and multiple-hit scenarios
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB21 citations92
US6674024B2Jan 6, 2004
Seat weight sensor
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB35 citations91
US6286861B1Sep 11, 2001
Seat weight sensor
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LAB21 citations91
TRW INC
7 patentsUS6416080B1Jul 9, 2002
Apparatus and method for protecting a vehicle occupant utilizing a correlation between an occupant-associated center and a distance to an occupant-associated surface
TRW INC63 citations96
US6431593B1Aug 13, 2002
Vehicle crash determination arrangement and method, utilizing center of gravity, for an occupant protection system
TRW INC58 citations94
US6563761B1May 13, 2003
Apparatus and method of vehicle occupant sensing using multiple ultrasonic frequencies
TRW INC33 citations89
US6631096B2Oct 7, 2003
Method and apparatus for detecting intrusion and non-intrusion events
TRW INC20 citations88
US6487483B1Nov 26, 2002
System and method of occupant sensing
TRW INC12 citations74
US6550806B1Apr 22, 2003
Apparatus and method for determining distance utilizing a continuously variable rate sensor for vehicle occupant position sensing
TRW INC1 citations52
US6459655B1Oct 1, 2002
Apparatus and method using controlled emission for sensing an occupant located beyond a predetermined distance
TRW INC1 citations51