ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,664, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Valeda Co. LLC (Oakland Park, Fla.).
"Retractor restraint sensor assembly and stop" was invented by Ovidius Turcanu (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Edgardo Cardona (Pompano Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractor with a sensor assembly, comprising an indicator element and a sensor assembly that generates a signal when the indicator element is within a detection range of the sensor, for detecting the length of withdrawn restraint. The indicator element can be located anywhere along the length of the restraint. In one implementation, the retractor is a motorized retractor and the location...