Patent №
US 7,354,097
Granted
2008-04-08
Filed 2005
Owner
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11137023
A power-actuated closure system is disclosed. The system includes a power-actuated closure panel having a leading edge. One or more non-contact optical sensing system(s) is/are affixed to the power-actuated closure panel. The sensing system is adapted to detect the presence of an obstruction in proximity to and in advance of the leading edge of the closure panel. The system also includes a control system that selectively controls the motion of the closure panel in response to signals received from the sensing system.
AI classification
Ownership
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
assignment · 166320764
Assignors
JACKSON, CRAIG A., OWEN, JONATHAN H.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.