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US 10,864,826 B2Granted
Seat including infrared-indicator material in a pattern
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPhilipp Kuepper, William Jerome Olsen, James Robert Chascsa, II, Jeffrey Tien Vo
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Abstract
A system includes a seat having an upholstery, an infrared-light source spaced from the seat and aimed at the seat, and an infrared sensor having a field of view. The seat is disposed in the field of view. Infrared-indicator threads are threaded with the upholstery and include exposed portions overlapping the upholstery in a pattern.
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A system comprising:
- a seat including an upholstery;
- an infrared-light source spaced from the seat and aimed at the seat;
- an infrared sensor having a field of view, the seat disposed in the field of view;
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- infrared-indicator threads threaded with the upholstery and including exposed portions overlapping the upholstery in a pattern;
- wherein the seat includes a plurality of zones extending along a lateral axis of the seat and a vertical axis of the seat transverse to the lateral axis, the pattern being different in each zone of the seat.
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A system comprising:
- a seat including an upholstery having threads;
- an infrared-light source spaced from the seat and aimed at the seat;
- an infrared sensor having a field of view, the seat disposed in the field of view;
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- an infrared-indicator material woven with the threads and including exposed portions overlapping the threads in a pattern;
- wherein the seat includes a plurality of zones extending along a lateral axis of the seat and a vertical axis of the seat transverse to the lateral axis, the pattern being different in each zone of the seat.
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A system comprising:
- a seat including an upholstery, the upholstery being leather;
- an infrared-light source spaced from the seat and aimed at the seat;
- an infrared sensor having a field of view, the seat disposed in the field of view;
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- an infrared-indicator material including exposed portions impressed onto the upholstery in a pattern;
- wherein the seat includes a plurality of zones extending along a lateral axis of the seat and a vertical axis of the seat transverse to the lateral axis, the pattern being different in each zone of the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.