Patents Examined by Margaret A. Facarino
  • Patent number: 5503429
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus (10) includes an inflator (16), a structure (18) defining a chamber (134) in which the inflator (16) is receivable, and an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (12). The restraint (12) has a compartment (110) in which the inflator (16) and the structure (18) defining the chamber (134) are receivable. The restraint (12) further has an opening (104) through which the inflator (16) and the structure (18) are movable into the compartment (110) from a location outside of the restraint (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Wallner, Ernst M. Faigle
  • Patent number: 5154478
    Abstract: A protective liner for use in cargo beds of pickup trucks, the liner having integral storage compartments and being easily removable from the pickup truck carbo bed without the need of removing the contents of the liner before removal. A peripheral upper flange containing channel iron provides support for the bed liner and also provides a means for attaching jacks for lifting the bed liner from the carbo bed of the pickup truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignees: Pawnee Rotational Molding, G-Line, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn P. Erickson, Gregory J. Ehalt
  • Patent number: 4943105
    Abstract: An invention made from three fabric covered panels for supporting and protecting pets and cargo in the back seat of an automobile. Bottom and front rigid panels fold into an "L" shape by the inclusion of a fold line in a single rigid material enclosed in a fabric pouch. The bottom and front panels extend over and close off the lower floor compartment and front seat opening, therefore, preventing the pet or cargo from falling forward into these areas of the automobile. Continuous fabric straps attach to and extend from the fabric pouch providing structural integrity to the invention in its installed position by securing to specific attachment points of the automobile. The bottom and front rigid panel also have a removable rigid material for cleaning of the fabric portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Inventors: David J. Kacar, Cynthia R. Kacar
  • Patent number: 4657506
    Abstract: A burner construction which comprises a woven metal fabric supported on and surrounding a cylindrical metal support member which has openings along its length and around its periphery. A gas supply tube extends from an entrance end axially into the support member and forms an annular space therebetween. The gas supply tube is provided with openings in its periphery at the entrance end and is impervious at its periphery at the opposite. Gas enters the burner through the supply tube and into the annular space through the openings in the gas supply tube. Gas thereafter flows through the support member openings and through the woven metal fabric and is combusted at the outer surface of the metal fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: GlowCore Corporation
    Inventors: Harry Ihlenfield, George Warsack