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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7634912 | Methods and apparatus for actuator system Methods and apparatus for an actuator system according to various aspects of the present invention include a housing; a sleeve having a deformable portion; and a mover for applying force to the sleeve. The sleeve, which is sealed to the housing, is configured to res... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7380832 | Pretensioner with integrated gas generator A low cost pretensioner is provided by using an ignitable charge and initiator integrated with a piston which is disposed in a cylindrical metal tube that has a common straight gas generation and piston travel bore so that a inexpensive metal tube rather than a comp... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7322090 | Explosive tube removal device A explosive device is disclosed for collapsing an expansion-fit metal tube from within a hole of a metal plate of a boiler or the like. The device includes a connecting rod inserted into the tube and extending outwardly from top and bottom ends of the tube. The port... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7243829 | Combustion power tool A combustion power tool having a first combustion chamber, a second combustion chamber, an igniter, a partition, and a driving mechanism. Flammable gas is introduced or charged into the first and second combustion chamber. The igniter is disposed in the first combus... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229100 | Gas generator for seat belt pretensioner An apparatus comprises vehicle seat belt webbing (18), a cylinder (50), and a piston (60) movable in the cylinder to effect pretensioning of the seat belt webbing. The apparatus also comprises a fluid source (10) for providing fluid under... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222561 | Pyromechanical cutting element A pyromechanical cutting element has a housing (2) in which an electrical conductor (3) is arranged, a cutting plunger (5) with a cutting tool (8) to cut through the electrical conductor (3), and pyrotechnic charge (13) to d... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207515 | Drive unit for a safety belt tensioner The invention relates to a drive unit for a safety belt tensioner which has a drive which can be triggered on the response of an acceleration sensor and which can be rotationally fixedly coupled to the belt winding reel. The drive is located in a drive chamber which... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188558 | Pyromechanical separating element The invention relates to a pyromechanical separating element having a hermetically sealed pyrotechnic pressure element (2), which is installed in a housing (1) and has a gas-forming pyrotechnic charge, and a detachable latching pin (5) which is ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178835 | Belt locking device for a vehicle seat In a belt locking device for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a moveably attached belt lock (19), a tightening unit (13) supported on a structure-fixed support element (29), and a transmission element (21) acting... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114431 | Fluid powered apparatus for operating a mechanism during an emergency An apparatus includes a reservoir of a pressurized fluid connected to a supply conduit. A fluid powered actuator has a first port and an second port. A volumetric flow regulator has a valve element that controls fluid flow between an inlet chamber which receives flu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089739 | Structure and method for the affixing of a pretensioner gas generator The provision of a structure and method for the affixing of a pretensioner gas generator by which the function of the pretensioner can be improved without the need to use an additional component part or to increase the thickness of the wall of the pipe. In the struc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063019 | Assemblies including extendable, reactive charge-containing actuator devices An assembly including a support housing and an actuator device. The actuator device includes an extendable initiator cup including at least one non-random fold and at least in part defining a storage chamber containing a reactive charge reactable to produce reaction... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025641 | Assembly of a boot and an inserting device An inserting device (3) of an assembly (1) includes a wall-plug guide (31) and a contact foot (32). The boot (2) has a head (25) pierced by a through hole (21) for the wall-plug guide (31), a stock (27) ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004134 | Engine generator A positioning pin is knocked onto a crankshaft of an engine and a key way is formed in a boss of a first flywheel. When an outer rotor type generator is connected with the engine, the boss of the first flywheel is fitted over the crankshaft so as to adjust the posit... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996987 | Tools for securing connectors using explosive charges and methods for using the same A tool for securing a connector on a conductor using an explosive charge includes a first tool member, a second tool member, a drive member, a lock member and a limiting member. The second tool member is movably mounted on the first tool member. A breech chamber is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979024 | Gas generator for seat belt pretensioner An apparatus comprises vehicle seat belt webbing (18), a cylinder (50), and a piston (60) movable in the cylinder to effect pretensioning of the seat belt webbing. The apparatus also comprises a fluid source (10) for providing fluid under... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959548 | Adjustable pyrotechnic-gas shock absorber The technical field of the invention is that of motor vehicle safety involving energy absorption systems for damping the displacement of certain parts that are put into motion at the time of a mechanical collision between the motor vehicle and an externals object. | 11/01/2005 |
| 6886338 | Gas generator A gas generator comprises an outflow chamber and a freeing element. The outflow chamber contains at least briefly gas under pressure, when the gas generator is activated and at least one outflow opening is arranged in a side wall of the outflow chamber. The freeing ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883326 | One-shot electro-pneumatic actuator A one-shot, electro-pneumatic actuator apparatus for quickly supplying a pressurized fluid to an external device upon the actuation of an external control signal. The actuator includes a housing having a first portion for containing a quantity of pressurized fluid, ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6871500 | Gas operated contraction drive A gas operated contraction drive with a contractible hose, which undergoes longitudinal contraction when a working space defined by it is subjected to a pressurizing drive gas. The contractible hose is fitted with at least one pyrotechnic gas generator. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6851262 | Tools for securing connectors using explosive charges and methods for using the same A tool for securing a connector on a conductor using an explosive charge includes a first tool member and a second tool member movably mounted on the first tool member. A breech chamber is defined in at least one of the first and second tool members. The breech cham... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6722600 | Seat belt retractor A seat belt retractor with a ball type pretensioner including a pipe in which the balls are retained. A front end portion of the pipe is securely retained so that reliable operation of the pretensioner is provided. The pipe does includes a cut-out that does not exte... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719182 | Piston for a setting tool A piston for a setting tool and including a piston head (10) having a hollow-chamber (12) adjoining opening (11) formed in the end surface of the piston head, and a stopper (20) securable in the hollow chamber (12) of the piston he... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6708914 | Soft-start piston actuator A seatbelt pretensioner (10, 210, 310) with a soft-start piston actuator (50) is provided. The pretensioner (10, 210, 310) cooperates with a webbing reel shaft (112, 212, 312) of a seatbelt retractor webbing reel (not shown). The pretensi... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6669131 | Seatbelt retractor A seat belt retractor has a pretensioner, which has a cover with integral projections made of aluminum. A pretensioner gear with complementary holes is attached to the cover, with the projections inserted into the holes to immobilize the pretensioner gear... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6655143 | Autonomous gas powered ram An autonomous gas powered ram comprising a main body having an internal cavity and an actuator mounted in this internal cavity. The actuator is movable in the cavity from a first operative mode to a second operative mode. Movement of the actuator towards ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6532739 | Pretensioner An improved pretensioner which achieves more stable operation and reduction in power loss. The pretensioner includes a gas generator, a pipe containing a plurality of balls and a piston, and a clutch for connecting the pretensioner to a spool for a seat b... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6454306 | Gas generator for seat belt pretensioner An apparatus (10) for providing fluid under pressure for actuating a vehicle occupant protection device comprises an electrically actuatable initiator (80) having terminal pins (100). A hermetically sealed metal propellant container (130) contains a prope... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450435 | Seat belt pretensioner A device for activating a seat belt pretensioner comprising a piston that can be driven by a propellant gas in a tubular piston guide. A pressure chamber, in which the propellant gas acts upon the piston and a weak point provided in an opening in a wall o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446897 | Seat belt system The present invention provides a seat belt system comprising: a moving element (36) rotatably received in a housing (26); a device (32) for applying a pressurized gas to the moving element (36) when abrupt deceleration occurs on a vehicle; a tensile membe... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6435440 | Pretensioner In a pretensioner, an axial direction of a generator accommodating portion is inclined from a direction which is orthogonal to an axial direction of the cylinder main body toward the cylinder main body. As a result, another axial direction end portion of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6363722 | Pretensioner with gas escape mechanism To provide a pretensioner with further improved safety of the device, wherein gas is appropriately allowed to escape in the event that the gas pressure within the pipe rises excessively. A pretensioner is attached to the outer side of the frame of a seatb... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6345504 | Pretensioner with gas escape mechanism To provide a pretensioner with improved safety, wherein gas is allowed to escape appropriately in the event that the internal gas pressure rises excessively, and there are no adverse effects on other equipment. A pretensioner is provided with a pipe and m... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6343758 | Pretensioner for webbing retractor In a pretensioner for a webbing retractor, an upper wall portion of a sealing member extends arcuately around an external periphery of a seal holding portion which is formed integrally with a bottom surface of a piston, and the sealing member includes a s... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6289789 | Explosive powder charge-operated setting tool An explosive powder charge-operated setting tool, including a guide cylinder (1), a drive piston (6) displaceably supported in the guide cylinder bore (2), a carrier (3) having in its end region facing in a direction opposite to the setting direction, a c... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6223966 | Fixing device using compressed gas Fixing device using compressed gas, comprising a casing (1) containing a combustion chamber (17), a housing (4) for receiving a cartridge of compressed gas (5), a duct (19) for injecting compressed gas into the combustion chamber (17) from the cartridge (... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6195996 | Body of gas generating material for a vehicle occupant restraint A body (12) of gas generating material for use in a gas generator (66) comprises an elastic matrix, and an outer periphery (14). At least one kerf (18) extends from the outer periphery (14) partially through the body (18) of gas generating material. The k... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6186549 | Device for tensioning a vehicle seat belt A seat belt tensioner has two traction strands which transmit a tensioner drive movement to a seat belt. A block-shaped deflection device, which is anchored on the vehicle body has a guide channel. The block-shaped deflection device is fixed in an interlo... | 02/13/2001 |
