US PATENT SUBCLASS 701 / 45
.~.~ Control of vehicle safety devices (e.g., airbag, seat-belt, etc.)

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701 /   HD   DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION

1  DF  VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION {19}
36  DF  .~ Vehicle subsystem or accessory control {5}
45.~.~ Control of vehicle safety devices (e.g., airbag, seat-belt, etc.) {2}
46  DF  .~.~.~> By integrating the amplitude of the input signal
47  DF  .~.~.~> By frequency or waveform analysis

DEFINITION

Classification: 701/45

Control of vehicle safety devices (e.g., airbag, seat-belt, etc.):

(under subclass 36) Vehicle subsystem or accessory wherein the electrical data processing system or calculating computer is designed to control or monitor a system dedicated for the protection or security of a vehicle, its passengers, or cargo.

(1) Note. This subclass includes art related to the control of air bags, seat belts, restraint systems, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

180, Motor Vehicles,

271+, for a with means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant, or load, or an external object.

280, Land Vehicles,

734+, for an inflatable passenger restraint or confinement

(e.g., air bag) or attachment responsive to a vehicle condition. 340, Communication: Electrical,

436+, for a system designed to indicate contact between the vehicle and an external object and 903 for a vehicle collision alert system.