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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43353 | Divided airbag system An airbag assembly is disclosed. The airbag assembly includes an inflatable cushion having a recess in its lower portion. The recess may form split sections in the lower portion of the cushion. The recess may be configured to receive a rear-facing child car seat dur... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162350 | Gas generator Gas generator devices and related assemblies are provided that include adjacently disposed ignition and gas generant chambers. Within the gas generant chamber, a quantity of gas generant material is contained within one or more containers having a perforated side wa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8120644 | Method and system for the dynamic calibration of stereovision cameras The present invention generally provides a method of performing dynamic calibration of a stereo vision system using a specific stereo disparity algorithm adapted to provide for the determination of disparity in two dimensions, X and Y. In one embodiment of the prese... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118325 | Inflatable knee airbags and internal tethers produced from single panels of material An airbag assembly with a reduced-cost knee airbag cushion and internal tethers can be formed from a single rectangular panel of material so that there is very little material waste. A pleat can be formed in a rear face so that the combination of tethers and pleat h... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101033 | Alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generants Alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions which, upon combustion, produce or result in an improved effluent and related methods for generating an inflation gas for use in an inflatable restraint system are provided. Such alkali metal perchlorate-... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097103 | Copper complexes with oxalyldihydrazide moieties Methods of making and resultant compositions thereof, which include copper-oxalyldihydrazide-based complexes, such as pyrotechnic compositions, gas generants, and ignition materials, which are useful, for example, in inflatable restraint systems. Synthesis of one or... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095276 | Sensor system including a confirmation sensor for detecting an impending collision In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle is provided. The sensor system comprises a primary radar arrangement providing the assessment of the severity of an impending impact and the time l... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094035 | Storage rack safety device A safety device for a storage rack can include a length of webbing configured to span across a rear side of the storage rack. A sensor device can be coupled to one end of the webbing and a signaling device can be configured to communicate with the sensor device. The... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091918 | Double-sewn airbag mounting assemblies Mounting assemblies can be used to attach an inflatable curtain airbag to a vehicle structure. Mounting assemblies can include a mounting member, a connecting member, and an optional wrapper. The connecting member is attached to the mounting member and the airbag vi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083254 | Knee airbag assemblies configured for inflator insertion and inflator-mediated coupling to an airbag housing An airbag assembly with a reduced-cost knee airbag cushion and internal tethers can be formed from a single rectangular panel of material so that there is very little material waste. A pleat can be formed in a rear face so that the combination of tethers and pleat h... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061861 | Method for illuminating colors in a backlit driver airbag emblem An airbag emblem may be backlit or illuminated to provide the emblem with greater visual appeal. In order to accomplish this illumination, an illumination source is used. This illumination source may be electroluminescent foil. The emblem includes colors that are ad... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060280 | Vision system for deploying safety systems A control system for safety deployment. The control system includes a processor, a first imaging sensor, and a second imaging sensor. The first and second imaging sensor are in electrical communication with the processor. The processor generates a safety system acti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057612 | Methods of forming a multi-composition pyrotechnic grain A multi-composition pyrotechnic material is provided for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system or pretensioner for a vehicle). The multi-composition pyrotechnic material can be a gas generant, a micro gas generant, or an igniter, for example.... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057611 | Multi-composition pyrotechnic grain A multi-composition pyrotechnic material is provided for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system or pretensioner for a vehicle). The multi-composition pyrotechnic material can be a gas generant, a micro gas generant, or an igniter, for example.... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057610 | Monolithic gas generant grains A gas generant for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system for a vehicle) is a monolithic compressed solid that has a linear burn rate of greater than or equal to about 1.6 inches per second at a pressure of about 3,000 pounds per square inch. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056924 | Inflatable airbag assemblies with alignment apertures Inflatable airbag cushions often have modular components attached to them after the main airbag has been manufactured. Such modular components can include external tethers, mounting tabs, mounting assemblies, and fill tubes. Often, these modular components are posit... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056477 | Protection system for use with airbag inflators and initiators An inflator assembly may include an inflator housing and an initiator attached to the inflator housing. A varistor may be associated with the initiator and may be spaced apart from a surface of the inflator housing to define a first spark gap between the varistor an... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047569 | Multi-stage inflator A multi-stage inflator including a housing at least in part defining first and second combustion chambers each containing a quantity of gas generant reactable to form respective product gases. The inflator includes first and second initiators each operatively associ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020888 | Vehicle curtain airbag A post-deployment, position-stabilized curtain airbag has a top edge from which an inflatable safety cushion is supported by a vehicle for deployment into a vehicle passenger compartment between occupant and occupant enclosure. A fill chamber is secured to the top e... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007000 | Inflatable airbag assembly with an inflator bracket Inflatable curtain airbags can be attached to an inflator at a throat portion of the airbag. The attachment of the inflator to the throat portion may be mediated by an inflator mounting bracket. An extended portion of the inflator mounting bracket can protrude throu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006998 | Inflatable airbag assemblies with modular components and related methods of manufacture Inflatable airbag cushions often have modular components attached to them after the main airbag has been manufactured. Such modular components can include external tethers, mounting tabs, mounting assemblies, inflatable curtain ramps, and fill tubes. Often, these mo... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998292 | Burn rate enhancement of basic copper nitrate-containing gas generant compositions The inclusion of between about 15 to about 60 formulation weight percent of a reaction product of basic copper nitrate and at least one transition metal complex of 5-aminotetrazole, wherein the at least one transition metal complex of 5-aminotetrazole and the basic ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988196 | Lap loop three point seatbelt system A seatbelt assembly for motor vehicle occupant restraint applications of the three point type in which a lap belt section is formed of two layers of seatbelt webbing. The system may be implemented in connection with single or dual seatbelt retractors. A loop tongue ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988183 | Airbag system Opposite end portions of an airbag made of a folded metal plate and formed into a tubular shape are capped by respective end caps and are attached to an attachment surface of a front pillar, and the airbag is deployed along the front pillar by use of gas produced by... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988084 | Device for pretensioning a seatbelt In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a device for pretensioning a seatbelt is provided. The device comprises a spindle for receiving a portion of the seatbelt. A retractor frame that has a weakened portion is supported by the spindle for rotational m... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980585 | Airbag mounting assemblies with double-locking wrappers Mounting assemblies can be used to retain an inflatable curtain airbag in a packaged configuration and attach the inflatable curtain airbag to a vehicle structure. The mounting assemblies can have a mounting structure and a wrapper that are both coupled to inflatabl... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967333 | Inflator with ignition distribution An inflator includes a housing and a gas generant disposed in the housing for creating a source of inflation gas. An initiator is disposed in the housing for producing a source of energy to ignite the gas generant. A distributor is disposed between the initiator and... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963549 | Inflatable airbag cushion assemblies with modified throat portions During the manufacture of an inflatable airbag cushion, an inflator may be inserted into, and coupled to, a throat portion of the inflatable airbag cushion. This process may be achieved more quickly and with higher reproducibility of the placement of the inflator wi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963473 | Retractor with pretensioner A retractor includes a pretensioner whereby increased control and variation over the load limitation characteristics of the retractor are provided. The seat belt and spool are linked to a locking mechanism through a first force limiting element, while the pretension... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954854 | Seat belt retractor and torsion bar providing secondary load limiting A torsion bar, constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, an elongated bar has a first end, a second end, and a mid-section between the first and second ends. The first end of the elongated bar has a material void. The first end preferabl... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950693 | Dual stage inflator A dual stage inflator device including a housing defining first and second chamber each containing a quantity of gas generant material ignitable to produce combustion products. A divider plate, separating the first chamber from the second chamber, is disposed and fi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950692 | Gas generation device with consumable ignitor tube A gas generation device includes an elongated housing and an ignitor tube. The elongated housing defines a generant bed. The ignitor tube is disposed within the housing and extends at least substantially along the entire length of the generant bed. The ignitor tube ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946613 | Dual chamber airbag cushion An airbag cushion has two chambers to permit the front chamber to inflate less rapidly than the back chamber for cushioning the head of an occupant in a vehicle with less force than the chest of an occupant is cushioned by the back chamber. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942442 | Airbag cushion folding methods The methods for folding an airbag cushion into a housing provide for a predetermined deployment trajectory. The airbag cushion is defined by an upper panel and a lower panel. A first portion of the airbag cushion is tucked into a second portion of the airbag cushion... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942440 | Channel and diffuser airbag Disclosed are embodiments of airbag cushions including diffuser panels to redirect inflation gas within the cushion. In an embodiment particularly suited for use as a knee airbag cushion, a diffuser panel is positioned over the inflator opening and in between the fr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942438 | Airbag with stop leak material An inflatable cushion assembly for deployment in a vehicle. The assembly has an inflator, an inflatable cushion, and particles of a stop leak material. Upon deployment, the stop leak material becomes temporarily dispersed by and suspended in inflation gas such that ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938445 | Dual chamber airbag cushions with a safety vent in the front chamber An airbag cushion has two chambers to permit the front chamber to inflate less rapidly than the back chamber for cushioning the head of an occupant in a vehicle with less force than the chest of an occupant is cushioned by the back chamber. The front chamber has at ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938444 | Mounting bracket for tether release mechanism An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a release device and a release device mounting bracket. The release device is in electronic communication with at least one sensor in a vehicle and is configured to release one or more active vent tethers or airbag restrain... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938443 | Shipping-safe inflator for an airbag module An inflator capable of directing inflation gas into the cushion of an airbag module is thrust neutral during shipping, handling and installation. The inflator's thrust-neutral feature can be rendered inoperable for use with the airbag module. A thrust-balancing port... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938436 | Slide-on inflator housing An inflator assembly is disclosed for use in an automobile. The inflator assembly features a slide-on housing around an inflator. ... | 05/10/2011 |
