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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104403 | Header assembly, squib and gas generator for air bag and gas generator for seat belt pretensioner A header assembly includes a header holding a plurality of electrode pins to be insulated from one another, an ignition element mounting capacitor having at the center of its outer circumferential surfaces external terminal electrodes for electrically connecting to ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8069789 | Connector for electronic detonators Fire, arm, and disarm signals are typically transmitted to electronic detonators via signal transmission lines. Traditionally, such signal transmission lines include wires wherein one end of each wire is soldered directly to printed circuit boards and/or other signa... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7997203 | Embedded and removable initiator for explosives A warhead including a case, a main explosive being received within the case, an initiator having at least a portion embedded within a main explosive charge, and a releasable coupling intermediate the main explosive charge and the initiator. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975611 | Metal-sealing material-feedthrough Metal-sealing material-feedthrough, especially for devices which are subjected to high pressures, include at least one metal pin located in a sealing material in a feedthrough opening in a base body, whereby the at least one metal pin is enveloped at least partially... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7770520 | Initiation device An ignition device, which is simple and inexpensive to produce, for a pyrotechnic protection device, in particular an airbag or seatbelt tensioner is provided. The ignition device includes a base with a deformed metal carrier part having a current leadthrough for an... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7752969 | Micro gas generator A gas generator usable in a vehicle occupant protection system. The gas generator includes an initiator holder and an initiator secured in the initiator holder. The initiator includes a housing enclosing an initiator charge. A metallic bore seal is secured to the in... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7730837 | Initiator including a zone of weakness The present invention relates to an electropyrotechnic initiator comprising: an ignition support (10); an electrical initiation system (11) connecting the ignition support (10) to a source of electricity; and a cap (2) containing at least... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726242 | Initiator assembly A bore seal includes a polymeric interface portion adapted for coupling so an initiator activation signal transmission medium, and an initiator-receiving portion adapted for receiving an initiator therein. The bore seal generally houses a pyrotechnic initiator or ig... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7726241 | Micro gas generator A gas generator usable in a vehicle occupant protection system. The gas generator includes an initiator holder and an initiator secured within the holder, the initiator including a housing enclosing an initiator charge. A bore seal is molded into the initiator holde... | 06/01/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7196406 | ESD protection apparatus for an electrical device An ESD protection apparatus for an electrical device with a circuit structure having an internal terminal, which is connected to an external terminal of the electrical device via a conductive connection, has a gas-filled cavity, through which the conductive connecti... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178828 | Gas generator The present invention provides a gas generator (10) that includes a housing (12) formed from coupling a cap (14) and a base (16) in nested relationship. At least one attachment member (20) is preferably formed symmetrically about a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7146913 | Shaped charge tubing cutter A shaped charge detonation booster comprises a tubular wall body of substantially constant outside diameter for enclosing an axial primer path that terminates with an enlarged main cavity volume. Preferably, the main cavity is positioned within the juncture plane of... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100512 | Timed pyric chain apparatus, in particular for the ignition of pyrotechnical fireworks A timed pyric chain apparatus, particularly for the ignition of pyrotechnical fireworks includes a main conduit (2) for a retard fuse (16) the main conduit (2) having lateral branch conduits (5). The apparatus consists of coupled modular ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055434 | Electrical initiation system A method of using electrically initiated primer systems that rely on vaporizing a thin metallic film which is either coated on a non-conductive insulator component or is a malleable thin film or strip secured to the inner surface of a primer cup assembly to ignite a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047884 | Pyrotechnic initiator having output can with encapsulation material retention feature A pyrotechnic initiator is provided with an encapsulation material retention feature on the output can rather than on the header assembly. For example, the bottom of the output can of the pyrotechnic initiator may be swaged over the bottom of the header assembly and... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6918334 | Perforating gun firing head with vented block for holding detonator A firing head for a perforating gun includes a detonating block having a first end and a second end, with the second end being structured and arranged so as to be located adjacent to a detonation material. A central passage extends through the detonating block from ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915744 | Pyrotechnic initiator with on-board control circuitry A pyrotechnic initiator with enclosed on-board control circuitry, and a mating connector therefor. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907827 | Pyrotechnic initiator having output can with encapsulation material retention feature A pyrotechnic initiator is provided with an encapsulation material retention feature on the output can, such as a swaged end or anchors. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877431 | Hermetically sealed electrical feed-through device with a bent isolated pin in a circular glass seal The hermetically sealed electrical feed-through device has a circular metal disk (11) with a conductive angular or bent isolated pin (13) hermetically sealed in an oval or elliptical through-going opening (O) whose center coincides with the center of t... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874422 | Hermetically sealed electrical feed-through device with an oval-cross-sectioned isolated pin in a circular glass seal The hermetically sealed electrical feed-through device has a circular metal disk (11, 21) with a conductive isolated pin (13, 23) hermetically sealed in a through-going circular opening (O, O′) by a glass seal (17, 27) and a conductive ground ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874423 | Hermetically sealed electrical feed-through device with a straight isolated pin in an offset oval glass seal The hermetically sealed electrical feed-through device has a circular metal disk (11) with a conductive straight isolated pin (13) hermetically sealed in an oval or elliptical through-going opening (O) positioned offset from the center of the circular ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874424 | Low voltage pyrotechnic igniter assembly The electric pyrotechnic igniter of the present invention comprises a controlled power source providing low-voltage electricity to one or more remotely located, replaceable ignition elements which are housed in compression clips capable of holding the ignition eleme... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6659010 | Pyrotechnic igniter arrangement with integrated mechanically decoupled electronic assembly A pyrotechnic igniter arrangement, especially for occupant protection devices in motor vehicles, includes a single common carrier substrate, an electronic assembly arranged on the carrier substrate in an electronic zone, an electrically ignitable ignition... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655289 | Two-piece capsule trigger unit for initiating pyrotechnic elements The invention relates to trigger units for initiating pyrotechnic elements which usually consist of a switch and control unit, ignition means and an ignition charge body. Said switch and control element is triggered by way of an electric coupling via a li... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6644197 | Pyrotechnic igniter arrangement with integrated electronic assembly having mechanical shock protection An igniter arrangement for vehicle occupant protection devices includes a substrate, an electronic assembly on the substrate in an electronic zone, an electrical ignition bridge on the substrate in a pyrotechnic zone, and a pyrotechnic charge adjoining th... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6622627 | Actuator apparatus Actuator apparatus comprising an actuator including an at least partially hollow housing, a cap element removably mountable on the actuator, and a coil of electrical wire disposed inside the housing, a first portion of the coil being arranged for electric... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6601515 | Ignition element, in particular for pyrotechnic mixtures An igniter element has two contacts (12, 13) which are on the contact side of a support body (11), and which are connected via a resistance element (15). By current feed to the contacts (12, 13), a primer mix (17) is ignited on one active side of the supp... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601514 | Externally controlled ignition unit with integrated electronic system for triggering a restraint system The invention relates to an ignition unit (1) suitable for triggering an active system, such as an airbag or safety belt. The ignition unit comprises an ignition charge (7) located in a housing (2), which can be fired by means of an ignition bridge (6) po... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6584905 | Plated through-hole ignitor for detonation cord or shock tube In a system for igniting detonation cord or shock tube, a plated through-hole in printed circuit board is coupled to a circuit to have high voltage and high current applied to the plated through-hole. The end of the detonation cord or shock tube is passed... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571712 | Electropyrotechnic igniter with two ignition heads and use in motor vehicle safety There is disclosed an electropyrotechnic igniter which contains two ignition heads each having a body containing a resisitive heating element and a pyrotechnic ignition composition. The two ignition heads also include a means of dialogue and of triggering... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6526890 | Pyrotechnic igniter and assembly process for such an igniter A pyrotechnic igniter for adaptation to a specific gas generator or pyromechanism, the igniter including at least one pyrotechnic composition located inside a cartridge composed of a case extended by at least two pins. The cartridge is located in a casing... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6499404 | Ignition element with a laser light source In ignition elements where the energy required to ignite the charge is produced using a laser source, the laser light is injected by means of an optical fiber or a laser optics system enabling the laser light to be focused onto the charge at the required ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6386085 | Method and apparatus for explosives assembly A method for assembling a blast initiation device is provided. The method comprises providing a length of signal transmission line having first and second ends, mounting a tag to the line and mounting a first detonator to the first end of the line wherein... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5945627 | Detonators comprising a high energy pyrotechnic In-hole and surface detonators are provided which are essentially free from primary explosives. The detonators utilize a high energy pyrotechnic mixture of a fuel and an oxidizer for initiation of a base charge enclosed in the detonator, or for the initia... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5886282 | Electrical model rocket ignitor and method of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to an electrical ignitor for a model rocket, including two insulated lead wires, with each lead wire having an uninsulated end. An element wire interconnects the uninsulated ends from each lead wire. The element wire forms a plur... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5700969 | Underground jet perforating using resistive blasting caps A select fire gun assembly for jet perforating includes a plurality of shaped charges capable of being detonated by blasting caps activated by passage of current through the cap. The first electric terminal of each blasting cap of the gun assembly is grou... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5686691 | Slurry-loadable electrical initiator Slurry-loadable electrical initiators are disclosed. In one aspect, a fuel slurry and oxidizer slurry are separately prepared and then mixed (e.g., in a static mixer) into a pyrotechnic material slurry. The pyrotechnic material slurry is loaded into the i... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5623115 | Inflator for a vehicle airbag system and a pyrogen igniter used therein An elongated gas generator, or inflator, includes a pyrogen igniter mounted at one end thereof. The pyrogen igniter encloses a unitary grain of ignition material having a centrally located cavity. An initiator, or squib, is located to ignite the unitary g... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5585591 | Electric detonator and lead connector assembly A detonator assembly wherein the electrical leads are attached to an electrical connector which maintains the ends of the leads in non-conductive, waterproof condition and which permits the leads to be spliced to another pair of electric leads without any... | 12/17/1996 |
