Patents by Inventor Diaz Gabriela

Diaz Gabriela has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Leg restraining airbag
    Patent number: 11358558
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for helping to protect occupants of a vehicle in the event of a collision. The apparatus comprising an inflatable tube having a first and second end connected to the floor of the vehicle and a middle portion therebetween and an inflator that is actuatable to direct inflation fluid into the inflatable tube in response to a vehicle collision. The inflatable tube is configured to inflate and deploy from the vehicle floor in response to receiving inflation fluid from the inflator. The middle portion extends from the floor and forms an arch into which the lower legs and/or feet of the occupant can move into in response to a collision and be restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC.
    Inventors: Kurt F. Fischer, Douglas Gould, Hylus Ranjit Raj Jayakar, Diaz Gabriela, David Varcoe
  • LEG RESTRAINING AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20220009443
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for helping to protect occupants of a vehicle in the event of a collision. The apparatus comprising an inflatable tube having a first and second end connected to the floor of the vehicle and a middle portion therebetween and an inflator that is actuatable to direct inflation fluid into the inflatable tube in response to a vehicle collision. The inflatable tube is configured to inflate and deploy from the vehicle floor in response to receiving inflation fluid from the inflator. The middle portion extends from the floor and forms an arch into which the lower legs and/or feet of the occupant can move into in response to a collision and be restrained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kurt F. Fischer, Douglas Gould, Hulus Ranjit Raj Jayakar, Diaz Gabriela, David Varcoe