William W. Fultz
30Patents
13h-index
40Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 1, 1999 → May 12, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6668221B2 | User discrimination control of vehicle infotainment system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 70 | Expired |
| US7217891B2 | Capacitive sensing apparatus for a vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 58 | Expired |
| US7224270B2 | Child seat and monitoring system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6927678B2 | Fluid filled seat bladder with capacitive sensors for occupant classification and weight estimation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US6999301B1 | Capacitive load cell apparatus having an annealed synthetic woven spring dielectric | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US7463161B2 | Child restraint system with child seat monitoring system and method for monitoring a child seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Active |
| US6932769B2 | Ultrasonic occupant detection and classification system | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US7194346B2 | Universal occupant detection and discrimination system for a multi-place vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US7422283B2 | Child restraint system and method for monitoring installation of the child restraint system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US7473228B2 | System and method for monitoring a respiration rate of an occupant of a predetermined volume | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| US7190277B2 | Capacitive occupant presence detection apparatus for a vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6298311A | Infrared occupant position detection system and method for a motor vehicle | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US7468660B2 | Cargo sensing apparatus for a cargo container | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US7119705B2 | Shielded capacitive load cell apparatus responsive to weight applied to a vehicle seat | 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 |
| US7176390B2 | Capacitive load cell with multi-layer dielectric for extended range | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7106206B2 | Capacitive occupant sensor for a vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US7675820B2 | Method of characterizing a vehicle crash event based on shear waves in the vehicle frame | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US6766271B2 | Infrared out-of-position detection system and method for a vehicle restraint system | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7552792B2 | Vehicle pedestrian impact sensor with proximity arming | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US7896435B2 | Seat assembly for sensing an occupant | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US7791670B2 | Method of operation for a vision-based occupant sensing system | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US6828559B2 | Sensor having a plurality of active areas | Physics | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.