Patents
US 12005856 B2: Electronic harness check system
- Granted
- 2024-06-11
- Filed
- 2022-01-27 application 17649137
- Type
- Utility · 28 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A seat monitoring system including one or more shoulder belt tension sensors and one or more buckle belt tension seniors configured to monitor the tension in a harness of a child safety seat. The seat monitoring system further includes a headrest position sensor for monitoring the position of a headrest. The seat monitoring system includes a motor for automatic tensioning of the shoulder belts and buckle belt. The seat monitoring system includes an I/O device for inputting child specifications. The I/O device includes a step-by-step guide for properly securing the child within the child safety seat.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240611.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. 70 patents | US company or organization | Westfield, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amie Barnes | Kempton, IN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Norman C. Taylor | Forest Hills, FL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Nelson Coffman | Gurley, AL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shirish Vatkar | Noblesville, IN | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60N | Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for | B60N2/0272 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/6891 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01B | Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours | G01B7/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01L | Measuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure | G01L1/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01V | Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags | G01V3/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VATKAR, SHIRISH signed 2024-01-18 | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. WESTFIELD, IN | 66243/891 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-06-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2022-06-09 IMMI SAFEGUARD, INC. signed 2022-06-09 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 60365/76 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TAYLOR, NORMAN signed 2022-02-07 BARNES, AMIE signed 2022-02-08 COFFMAN, BRIAN NELSON signed 2022-02-08 | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. WESTFIELD, IN | 59671/346 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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