Appeal 2006-2983
Application 10/733,957
THE INVENTION
The Appellants invented an apparatus and method for sensing characteristics
and other information about an occupant of a vehicle and using this information to
control vehicular systems, subsystems, and components (Specification 4, ll. 34-46).
Claims 60 and 62, reproduced below, are representative of the subject matter on
appeal.
60. An apparatus for sensing pressure applied to a seat by an
occupant of the seat and for controlling deployment of an airbag,
comprising:
a bladder defining a chamber, said bladder being adapted to be
arranged in a seat portion of the seat;
a control module arranged to control deployment of the airbag;
and
a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure in said chamber, said
pressure sensor generating a signal based on the measured pressure in
said chamber and providing said signal to said control module.
62. A method for controlling an occupant restraint device
arranged to protect an occupant in a vehicle in a crash involving the
vehicle, comprising the steps of:
arranging a bladder defining a chamber in a seat portion of a
seat in the vehicle;
measuring a pressure in the chamber;
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