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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176851 | Small gas generator for gas actuator and pretensioner system A gas generator including a cup filled with gas generant molded articles that generate gas by combustion, and an ignitor on which an ignition agent is disposed. Each gas generant molded article is formed of smokeless powders containing nitrocellulose as its major in... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8136452 | Gas generator In a gas generator of the invention, a closure member is disposed so as to be connected to an outer circumferential wall side along a circumferential edge thereof in a housing and to close an outlet port which is formed in a ceiling wall of the housing. Thin breakab... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8028627 | Gas generator and method for influencing a gas flow in a gas generator The invention relates to a gas generator for an occupant protection system, particularly for an airbag module in a motor vehicle, having an outer housing, an interior space formed in the outer housing for receiving a gas generating substance, an outflow opening for ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025012 | Inflator An inflator according to this invention has a structure that an interior part of a housing is charged with a pressurized gas and a gas generating agent capable of generating a gas when combusted, wherein the pressurized gas formed only of an inert gas; a quantity of... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011303 | Gas generator A gas generator includes, a housing defining a first combustion chamber and accommodating an enhancer chamber cup member, defining an enhancer chamber, and a combustion chamber cup member provided outside the enhancer chamber cup member and defining a second combust... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011302 | Pyrotechnic gas generator temporarily storing some gases The present invention related to a pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor vehicle safety, comprising a sealed housing (1), which contains: —at least one combustion chamber (C) containing a pyrotechnic charge (3), the combustion of which is init... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7987792 | Gas generator A gas generator has an igniter and a compressed gas container which contains a first filling gas and has an outflow opening that is closed by a first bursting diaphragm. Upon activation of the gas generator the igniter produces a shock wave which runs at least in pa... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7814838 | Gas generating system A gas generating system (10) including a baffle system (42) for modifying the temperature and pressure of a gas generated by the system, and to remove particulates from the gas. The gas generating system includes a first combustion chamber (34 | 10/19/2010 |
| 7793592 | Microelectronic pyrotechnical component A component of a safety system in motor vehicles comprises a core which has end and side faces and is made of an explosive material. The component further comprises a jacket made of a solid semiconductor material that surrounds the explosive material on the side fac... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7721652 | Gas generator A gas generator including a plug (24) having a header part (45) and two or more electrode pins (22, 23), a thin-film bridge (25) having electrode pads (41, 42), and a squib (10) in which upon supply of electric current to th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7703395 | Inflator having an ignition nozzle An inflator (10) includes a container (12) having a chamber (120). An exit opening (48) is provided in the container (12) and is connected to the chamber (120). A substance (122, 180) is stored in the chamber (120 | 04/27/2010 |
| 7540241 | Gas generator A gas generator includes a generator housing (12), an igniter device mounting opening (18) which has an edge (22), an igniter device and a booster chamber (24) having a peripheral wall (26). The igniter device has a prefabricated i... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7516701 | Gas generator A gas generator, including an igniter, a gas generating agent ignited by the igniter and generating gas by burning, and a holder and an AC cup forming therein a gas generating agent storage chamber filled with the gas generating agent. A housing formed of the holder... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7467588 | Gas generator for air bag A gas generator for an air bag, includes: a housing having a gas discharging hole; an ignition unit activated upon an impact, the ignition unit including at least one igniter and at least one transfer charge, the transfer charge being a mixture of a transfer charge ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7370885 | Micro gas generator A gas generator (10) is provided, comprising an initiator (48) including an initiator charge, a gas generant insert (52) spaced apart from the initiator (48), and a fluid-impermeable blast director (42) interposed between the initi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367584 | Gas generating system A gas generator (10) includes an igniter (27) and first and second inflation gas generant compositions (52, 52′) positioned to enable fluid communication with the igniter (27) upon activation of the igniter. Flow regulators (54, 54 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363863 | Gas generator A gas generator has a combustion chamber containing a pyrotechnic propellant charge and a biasing unit biasing the propellant charge. A holding device is provided, which holds the biasing unit in a predetermined, fixed, compressed position and which is designed to b... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360788 | Inflator and airbag apparatus An inflator is a hybrid inflator constructed by coupling a tank charged with a pressurized gas and a gas generator containing a gas-generating chemical. A coupling mechanism is provided in each of the tank and the gas generator, and the tank and the gas generator ar... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357083 | Initiator An initiator is incorporated in an inflator in order to trigger the inflator through propagation of flame from an initiating explosive to a gas generator of the inflator. The initiator includes a closed-bottomed tubular capsule for accommodating the initiating explo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350819 | Pretensioner A gas generating system (24) is provided including a gas generant container (34) and an initiator (28). The initiator (28) is positioned exterior of the gas generant container (34) so as to enable fluid communication with the conta... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350810 | Gas generator The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising a plurality of separate generator stages which can be ignited independently of one another and each of which includes in its own pressure housing at leas... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350734 | Seat belt pretensioner An in-line seat belt pretensioner is provided that includes a frame containing a first guide member and a second guide member for tensioning of seat belt webbing upon pretensioner activation. As the pretensioner is activated, the seat belt is tensioned by activation... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343862 | Gas generating system A gas generating system (10) including a baffle system for cooling a gas generated by the gas generating system. The baffle system (40) includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure (80) spaced apart from a wall (14) of the first encl... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338074 | Gas generator A gas generator includes a housing having an inner wall delimiting an igniter chamber peripherally, and at least one igniter opening into the igniter chamber. The gas generator further includes a cap arranged for displacement along the inner wall and delimiting the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338073 | Inflator An inflator suitable for use in a curtain air bag system or the like is provided. A first passage 37 linking an ignition means chamber 30 and the interior of an inflator housing 20 is blocked by a first rupturable plate 38. The first rupt... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328914 | Inflator An inflator comprises one igniter 36 and first and second gas discharge ports 34 and 46 disposed separately. After the first rupturable plate 38 is broken by an activation of the igniter 36, breaking energy moves inside the transfe... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328751 | Powder operated tool A powder operated tool including a frame, a tool body and a reusable combined cartridge holder and ram rear end receiver. The frame includes an anvil section. The tool body is adjustably connected to the frame. The tool body comprises a ram, and a breech assembly co... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322595 | Electrically insulated fixing device for an airbag module A fastening arrangement for an airbag module in motor vehicles wherein the gas generator is fastened by means of at least one stay bolt and nut screwed thereupon. The bolt is designed for the gas generator and penetrating through at least one hole of a retaining mem... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318599 | Modular inflatable restraint apparatus A modular inflatable restraint apparatus includes an elongated housing defining an open channel, a manifold tube, an air bladder inflator and an inflatable air bladder all positioned within the open channel of the housing when the air bladder is deflated. The air bl... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316187 | Radial discharge actuator device An actuator device for actuating a supply of gas generant material in an airbag inflator device. The actuator includes an initiator cup having a cup side wall, an end wall at a first end of the cup side wall, and a cup open end at a second end of the cup side wall o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303441 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302893 | Gas generator with alignment mechanism A gas generating system (10) includes a housing (12) having a longitudinal axis (A) and a pair of baffle tubes (22, 24) positioned within the housing (12). The baffle tubes each have a pair of opposed ends. At least a pair of opposed long... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296823 | Igniter assembly, inflator, airbag device, and seat belt device An igniter assembly includes an igniter, a substantially cylindrical collar for holding the igniter, and resin for joining the igniter to the collar. The collar has a cylindrical main body, a collar portion provided inward at the inner circumferential surface of the... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293796 | Gas generator A gas generator, comprising a first and a second combustion chamber, each of which is associated with a propellant charge and an igniter, an outflow chamber with inflow- and outflow openings, arranged between the combustion chambers, and a partition plate dividing t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293797 | Inflator An igniter 26 accommodated in a diffuser portion 20 has, on a peripheral face of a cup 28 covering an igniting portion, a hole 29 covered with a sealing tape from the inside of the cup, and the hole 29 exactly opposes the rupturabl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290797 | Center discharge hybrid inflator device An inflator device for an inflatable restraint system. The inflator device includes a tubular body with a center discharge opening disposed in a center portion of reduced diameter. First and second end closures each join an initiator to a respective opposing end of ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290796 | Inflator Inflator with improved reliability wherein charge holder 37 that gives directivity to a detonation wave generated due to combustion of priming 36 is provided to igniter 26, thereby promoting rupture of plate 19. Diffuser portion 320 is connected in the opening porti... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7252038 | Industrial ammunition A projectileless ammunition system (20; 320) includes a metallic case (22; 322). A propellant charge (26; 326) is carried by the case and covered by an over-powder member (24; 324) in the absence of a separate projectile. The ammunition i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252303 | Inflator An inflator has an inflator housing accommodating a pressurized medium, a diffuser portion attached to an end portion of the inflator housing and provided with a gas discharging port for discharging the pressurized medium flowing out of the opening at the time of ac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243946 | Peroxide linear inflator An inflator includes a housing and a gas source material enclosed in a rupturable container in the housing. The gas source material is adapted to undergo decomposition to form an inflation gas. A reactant material is adapted to react with the gas source material to ... | 07/17/2007 |
