Seating structure including a presence sensor
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United States of America Patent
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Jun 5, 2018
Issued Date -
Feb 15, 2018
app pub date -
Aug 14, 2017
filing date -
Aug 12, 2016
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Abstract
A seating structure includes a base, a seat, a backrest connected to the seat, and an electronic circuit supported by the base. The seat or the backrest includes a carrier and a suspension material secured to the carrier and spanning across an opening formed by the carrier. The suspension material includes a plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers. The electronic circuit is coupled to the electrostatic discharge fibers. The electronic circuit includes an electronic processor and a sensor. The sensor is configured to generate an output signal indicative of an electrical parameter of one of the electrostatic discharge fibers. The electronic processor is configured to apply a drive signal to one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, receive the output signal from the sensor, and determine a state of the seating structure based on the output signal from the sensor.
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- A47C Class
- 1246 Applications Filed
- 892 Patents Issued To-Date
- 71.59 % Issued To-Date
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- 3 Citation Count
- A47C Class
- 21.91 % this patent is cited more than
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