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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007002 | Air bag with fill hose and method of assembly An air bag module (60) including an inflatable air bag (50) having a first region formed by opposing edge borders (102, 104) of two facing panels or panel pieces (52, 54), the first region initially open to receive a gas distribution hose... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007003 | Air bag module with T-diffuser for inflator A diffuser (50) for use in an air bag system, the diffuser comprising: a connector part (52) configured to be connected to an air bag inflator, the connector part including a side wall (53); and a gas distribution part formed as an integral exte... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7963556 | Air bag module including a gas distributing member An air bag module (10) comprises an air bag (12), an inflator (14) and a gas distributing member (16) for distributing the gas escaping from the inflator (14) into different directions of flow. The gas distributing member (16 | 06/21/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7942441 | Gas flow distributor for an airbag module A gas flow distributor for an airbag module for the specific distribution of a gas flow through which the released gas flows during inflation of the airbag is provided. The gas flow distributor comprises at least two sleeve parts which are made of a flexible materia... | 05/17/2011 |
| RE42364 | Occupant knee protection system for vehicle and inflating and deploying method An occupant knee protection system for a vehicle (10) has an airbag (11), which is folded and stored in a part of a vehicle, inflate and deploy in front of the occupant's knees by gas supplied from an inflator (12), so as to protect the occupant... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926843 | External filter for cushion damage prevention An inflator includes a generant chamber that houses a quantity of gas generant. The chamber has a plurality of gas exit holes that are positioned along the length of the generant chamber. A filter is added exterior of the chamber. In fact, the filter may be position... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7878539 | Airbag module with deployment control flap An airbag module includes a bag wrap, a retainer, an airbag, and an inflator to inflate the airbag. The airbag includes at least one vent hole, and a deployment control flap to change trajectory of the airbag such that the airbag will deploy upwards and laterally to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7862082 | Air bag inflation baffle An air bag includes a bag base wall having a mouth registering with an inflator and extending rearward along an instrument panel and toward the seated occupant. Spaced apart left and right sidewalls connect the bag base wall with a top wall and an occupant facing wa... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850200 | Airbag and a motor vehicle An airbag for a motor vehicle capable of adjusting its internal pressure to the size of a vehicle occupant and to the accident situation. This adaptation is achieved by purely passive means. The airbag includes an airbag cover enclosing a gas chamber and also has at... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7762585 | Gas generator A baffle system (30) for use in a gas generating system (10). The baffle system (30) includes a plurality of adjacent plates (82a, 82b, 86), each plate of the plurality of adjacent plates having at least one th... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7748738 | Airbag cushion with adaptive diffuser for out-of-position conditions An airbag cushion is disclosed for use in automotive protective systems. The airbag cushion includes a diffuser tethered to the membrane of the cushion. The airbag cushion partially expands when an obstruction is encountered and fully expands when no obstruction is ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731234 | Air bag module with diffuser An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle. The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14), an inflation fluid source (26), and a diffuser plate (200). The inflation fluid source ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726687 | Inflator second stage combustion control A new type of airbag inflator that may be used in an airbag system is disclosed. The inflator will generally include a housing and two initiators. Accordingly, the inflator is a “dual-stage” inflator. The two stages are disposed within the housing. The second in... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7695011 | Airbag arrangement for a motor vehicle An airbag can include a covering that surrounds an interior space that can be filled with gas, a gas-conducting pipe which is stretched longitudinally along a direction of extent, and a contact region of the covering that surrounds the inflow opening and encloses th... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669892 | Knee air bag module One embodiment of the invention relates to an air bag module, in particular for a knee air bag. The air bag module includes an air bag housing, a air bag cushion, a tubular gas generator, a air bag cushion holding device, and a gas guiding device, to which the tubul... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7654567 | Airbag An airbag having an airbag fabric skin (10) enclosing an interior gas space with a first edge (11) extending from a first end (11a) to a second end (11b), whereby an accommodation area (A) for a gas generator (20) is ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648166 | Occupant protection apparatus First and second panels of air bag material are secured to one another with at least one seam defining a portion of a perimeter of a cavity bounded by the first and second panels, which is open along at least one unseamed portion extending along the first and second... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644950 | Gas deflector for an air-bag A gas deflector (24) is disclosed for use with a cylindrical gas generator (20). The gas deflector (24) comprises a generally tubular housing to accommodate the cylindrical gas generator (20). The housing has two terminal portions (25,... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637534 | Cold gas generator A cold gas generator for inflating a gas bag with help of a gas flowing out of a gas pressure vessel (7) with a discharge opening (1) closed off by a destructible membrane (2) arched in a direction opposite relative to the stored gas, with destr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618060 | Air bag module with an integral shield An apparatus (10) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12). An inflator (14) provides inflation fluid for inflating the protection device (12). The inflation fluid flow from ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7578522 | Gas generator The present invention provides a gas generator including a housing formed by a closure shell and a diffuser shell having a gas discharge port, a combustion chamber provided inside the housing and charged with a gas generating agent... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7549674 | Occupant protection system An occupant protection system is provided in which parts along the length of the airbag inflate substantially at the same time. The occupant protection system includes an airbag inflatable on a seat pan such that it pushes the front of a seat cushion upward and a ga... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7523960 | Cushion of air bag module The cushion of an air bag module includes a first chamber part which deploys to one side of an occupant by a high pressure gas of an inflator, a second chamber part which is formed to communicate with the first chamber part and deploys to the other side of the occup... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7503581 | Gas generator for occupant restraining device for vehicle The present invention provides a gas generator for an occupant restraining device of a vehicle, comprising a substantially cup-like shaped diffuser shell having a plurality of gas discharge ports on a circumferential wall portion, a substantially cup-like shaped clo... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497468 | Airbag inflation deflection module An airbag inflation deflection device and airbag module is disclosed. The deflection device may be a deflection hood that covers a portion of the airbag inflator, and is positioned adjacent inflator exit ports to initially deflect inflation gas away from an intended... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481454 | Airbag apparatus An air bag apparatus is installed along the front-to-rear axis of the interior-facing side roof rail of a vehicle. The air bag has an air bag body, an inflator and a fluid body supply device. The air bag body has a plurality of inflatable chambers with at least one ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7448647 | Apparatus for reducing the magnitude of a pressure wave during deployment of an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device An apparatus (10) provides inflation fluid to an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The apparatus (10) includes an inflator (24) actuatable to provide inflation fluid for inflating the protection device (14). A con... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445238 | Occupant protection apparatus First and second lateral flaps depending from the central portion of a panel of air bag material are folded inwards towards the central portion so as to form a duct of a deflector which is closed along a top portion thereof. The duct is located inside an air bag bet... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441803 | Gas generator for air bag, deflecting member, coolant/filter means supporting member, coolant and housing Gas generator for air bag having any of the following members: deflecting member formed as tube portion capable of shielding gas discharge port formed on circumferential wall of housing from inside; coolant/filter means supporting member comprising annular portion a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438314 | Gas generating device The present invention relates to a gas generator device used in automobile safety to inflate an airbag. This device is characterized in that it comprises at least one gas source for inflating the airbag and at least one gas outlet orifice, called the first orifice, ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434836 | Airbag module An airbag module comprises a gas generator, a gas bag, and a gas guiding device which is connected to the gas bag and the gas generator. The gas guiding device comprises at least one outflow opening, through which the gas of the gas generator in the gas bag is guide... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431329 | Air bag device Expansion of an air bag can be smoothly effected even in a small space by controlling the air bag in thickness and introduction of the gas for expansion, and the protection of an occupant can be rapidly implemented with a relatively small volume of the gas. An air b... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431326 | Airbag apparatus The positioning of an airbag plate with respect to an inflator is achieved so as to prevent the generation of a rattle that may otherwise be caused by vibrations during vehicle travel. The bottom side of a column-shaped inflator that injects pressurized fluid is sup... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431327 | Front-passenger airbag module A front-passenger airbag module includes a gas generator, a diffuser, a self-supporting airbag, and an airbag housing. To reduce the development costs of a new airbag system, a component system that includes the airbag, the diffuser, the gas generator, and an arched... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422234 | Air-bag assembly for a motor vehicle An airbag for use in motor vehicles having two or more chambers, which is simple to manufacture, low-cost and not susceptible to disturbances. The airbag is configured such that the chambers can have different internal pressures in case of airbag activation since a ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422237 | Air bag device The present invention provides an air bag device in which an airbag member can be quickly and positively inflated and expanded, with its central portion instantaneously inflated. The present invention describes an air bag device 10 in which an intermediate cl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7396044 | Deployment control device for air bag An airbag assembly includes an airbag and a system provided in contact with at least a portion of the airbag that includes a first member and a second member. The second member at least partially overlaps the first member and is held in contact during initial deploy... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393008 | Pressure wave gas generator A gas generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a gas under a first predetermined pressure. An initiator housing closes one end of the pressure vessel and has an opening at the inner end thereof that is closed by an initiator rupture disk constructed to rupt... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370884 | Expanding airbag inflator housing An airbag inflator diffusion system having a thin profile. The diffusion system includes an airbag inflator that is inserted into a sleeve. The sleeve has overlapping longitudinal edges positioned so that the sleeve tightly circumscribes the inflator. Engagement tab... | 05/13/2008 |
