| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7431335 |
Pyrotechnic stored gas inflator |
October 7, 2008 |
| An inflator for use in an inflatable vehicle occupant protection system. The inflator includes a pressure vessel having an opening formed therein. A quantity of relatively unreactive pressurized gas is stored in the pressure vessel. A quantity of a gas generant composition is positioned |
| 7367584 |
Gas generating system |
May 6, 2008 |
| 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') are provided to regulate a flow of combustion prod |
| 7302893 |
Gas generator with alignment mechanism |
December 4, 2007 |
| 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 longitudinally aligned surfaces (62, 64) is formed |
| 7264276 |
Shock absorbing safety belt |
September 4, 2007 |
| A safety belt construction (10) for use in a vehicle occupant protection system. The safety belt construction (10) includes a first panel (12), a second panel (14) affixed to the first panel (12) to form a pocket (16) therebetween, and an amount of an energy-absorbing material (18) secur |
| 7178830 |
Gas Generator |
February 20, 2007 |
| The present invention provides an inflator for an inflatable restraint system in an automobile. The inflator includes an elongate inflator body containing a baffle tube that cools gases as they are shunted therethrough upon gas generator activation. |
| 7178829 |
Inflator and method of assembly |
February 20, 2007 |
| An inflator (10) for use in inflatable restraint systems. The inflator includes an inner body portion (12) defining a combustion chamber (20) and including one or more apertures (13) formed therealong to enable fluid communication between the combustion chamber (20) and an exterior o |
| 7178828 |
Gas generator |
February 20, 2007 |
| 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 and integral to a peripheral flange (18) of the cap (1 |
| 7137646 |
Pressurized gas release mechanism |
November 21, 2006 |
| An inflator 10 of a vehicle occupant protection system, for example, contains an elongated housing 12 having a first end 14 and a second 16. The gas generator 10 includes a sealed pressurized gas supply or gas tank 18 in fluid communication with the first end 14 upon inflator 10 oper |
| 6981718 |
Projectile firing barrel |
January 3, 2006 |
| A gas generator 10 for an inflatable occupant restraint system is provided. The gas generator 10 includes a projectile firing barrel 20 having a touch hole 26 on a side thereof for ignition of a propellant 24 within the barrel 20. Ignition of the propellant 24 drives a projectile 50 |
| 6964430 |
Weld-less driver-side inflator |
November 15, 2005 |
| An inflator (10) is provided for supplying gas to a vehicle airbag from the combustion of pyrotechnic materials. The inflator (10) has a two-piece inflator body (12) held together by crimping the body components, rather than welding. An igniter assembly (18) is positioned in a bore (22) |
| 6789485 |
Gas generator and method of assembly |
September 14, 2004 |
| Assembly of a gas generator 10 includes the step of adding uncured silicone to a propellant cup 25. Granulated oxidizer is then added over the top of the silicone and allowed to disperse therein. Afterwards, the silicone is cured to provide flush communication with an inner wall 14 of th |
| 6749219 |
Inflator |
June 15, 2004 |
| A gas generator or inflator 10 preferably contains a housing 12 formed from welding a cap 14 and a base 16 in nested and coaxial relationship. Welding a first wall 15 of the cap 14 with an adjoining and substantially coextensive second wall 17 of the base 16 forms a structural girth. An |
