Occupancy sensing with heating devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9701232
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14509744

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A system comprising: a heater located within a steering wheel and a heater located within a vehicle seat; wherein the steering wheel is a first plate and the vehicle seat is a second plate and a shift in a signal is monitored from the first plate, the second plate, or both so that a presence and absence of an occupant is detected, and wherein the heater in the steering wheel and the heater in the vehicle seat are a sensor.

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GENTHERM GMBHODELL GERMANY ODELZHAUSEN BAVARIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barfuss, Jack Windsor, CA 12 124
Iqbal, Syed Rafat LaSalle, CA 17 398
Kawa, Grzegorz Windsor, CA 4 61

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