Richard L Rakes from 1221 Beavertail Ln, Mooreville, MI 48160, age 59, Phone: (734)4391996

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Licenses:

Virginia - Authorized to practice law 1951

Detached Remote Sensor Detection
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US Patent:

20070143064, Jun 21, 2007
Filed:

Dec 20, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/313471
Inventors:

Colm Boran - Novi MI, US
Oscar Angel - Farmington Hills MI, US
Richard Rakes - Milan MI, US
International Classification:

G01P 15/00
G01L 3/00
G01D 18/00
E05F 15/00
G08B 23/00
G08B 21/00
B60Q 1/00
US Classification:

702141000, 702041000, 702104000, 701045000, 340501000, 340669000, 340436000
Abstract:

A system includes a remote sensor and an electronic control unit. The electric control unit determines if the remote sensor is detached from the vehicle structure by analyzing the sensor signal from the remote sensor. The electronic control unit may compare the sensor signal to other signals. For example, from another remote sensor or an on-board sensor contained within the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit identifies features in the sensor signal indicative of the remote sensor being detached from the vehicle.

Method And Apparatus For Selecting A Vehicle Seat And Obtaining User Information
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US Patent:

58060464, Sep 8, 1998
Filed:

Feb 26, 1996
Appl. No.:

8/606580
Inventors:

Jeffrey A. Curran - Waterford MI
James Edward Mitchell - Lake Orion MI
Earl Clyde Lucas - Auburn Hills MI
Richard Lane Rakes - Dearborn MI
Andrea M. Paquin - Saline MI
Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI
International Classification:

G06F 1760
US Classification:

705 27
Abstract:

An apparatus (10) for selecting a vehicle seat and obtaining user information includes a CPU (11) connected to an input device (12), a monitor (13), a speaker (14) and a memory (15). A method of operating the apparatus (10) includes storing a plurality of vehicle interior photographs in the memory (15), generating screens on the monitor (13) and audio on the speaker (14) requesting user related information be entered utilizing the input device (12), utilizing the user entered information to select a vehicle having the seat best suited for the user, displaying the stored photograph of the selected vehicle interior on the monitor (13) and storing the user entered information in the memory (15).