Inventor · Peru, IN, US

Stuart S. Sullivan

21Patents
15h-index
34Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 3, 1997 → Dec 12, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9539116B2 User interface related to a surgical provisional Human Necessities 69 Active
US6246936A Vehicle occupant characterization method based on sensed occupant weight Physics 65 Expired
US5987370A Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having fluid-filled seat bladder Performing Operations; Transporting 64 Expired
US6605877B1 Restraint system interface arrangement for a seat belt tension sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US6058341A Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having controlled volume seat bladder Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US6578871B2 Vehicle occupant weight detection system with occupant position compensation Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US6490936B1 Bladder and support structure for occupant weight estimation Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6587770B1 Vehicle seat occupant weight estimation method with floor weight compensation Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US7224270B2 Child seat and monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US6889146B2 Seat belt tension determination using multiple belt tension sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US7422283B2 Child restraint system and method for monitoring installation of the child restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6796192B2 Pass through seat restraint tension sensing assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6749038B2 Tension sensing assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6868745B2 Seat restraint buckle and tension sensing assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6850825B2 Method for suppressing deployment of an inflatable restraint based on sensed occupant weight Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US7024294B2 Vehicle seat occupant status classification using multiple sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7478875B2 Child restraint system and method for monitoring installation of the child restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US7385520B2 Child restraint system comprising weight sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7188898B2 Child restraint system comprising control unit for evaluating harness adjustment Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7325870B2 Child restraint system with in-motion belt status monitoring Electricity 6 Expired
US7403845B2 Child seat monitoring system and method for determining a type of child seat Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.