Menelik S Dagnachew

US Patent:

20090201141, Aug 13, 2009

Filed:

Feb 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/069587

Inventors:

Dagnachew Teshome - Culver City CA, US
Joshua Dagnachew - Culver City CA, US
Menelik Dagnachew - Culver City CA, US

International Classification:

B60Q 1/00

US Classification:

3404571

Abstract:

A system and method for assessing threats from specific passengers and reducing the risk of bodily injury in the event of a threat aboard a multi-passenger commercial vehicle. The present system evaluates the latched status of a multitude of seat belts, reporting same to either a fixed position panel, or one or more portable units. The fixed panel provides the information to cabin crew members, thereby reducing the number of times they must traverse the cabin to physically inspect seat belts. In the event of a disturbance, it can be presumed that all passengers with fastened seat belts are a non-threat, while those unsecured are more likely to pose a threat. The portable receiver units can be used by sky marshal personnel to surreptitiously monitor the status of all seat belts without revealing their task of threat control.