Patents by Inventor Gonzalo Alves

Gonzalo Alves 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).

  • Inflatable airbag and a method for making the same
    Patent number: 8733788
    Abstract: A method of forming a fabric for an air-bag, the method comprising providing a plurality of yarns, each yarn being formed from a plurality of individual fibres; applying an activatable additive or coating to each yarn, the additive or coating initially not being activated and wherein, prior to activation, the additive or coating presents little or no impedance to the relative movement of the fibres within the yarn and, following activation, the additive or coating binds fibres within the yarn to one another to prevent or hinder relative movement of the fibres in the yarn with respect to one another; and passing the yarns through an activation zone including a compressing component which applies a compressive force to the yarns, the additive or coating being activated as the yarns pass through the activation zone so that the yarns each have a substantially flat configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Hugh Finn, Ralf Koehnen, David Stow, Gary Wootton, Altay Kismir, Will Winzinger, Gonzalo Alves
  • Inflatable Airbag and a Method for Making the Same
    Publication number: 20130026740
    Abstract: A method of forming a fabric for an air-bag, the method comprising providing a plurality of yarns, each yarn being formed from a plurality of individual fibres; applying an activatable additive or coating to each yarn, the additive or coating initially not being activated and wherein, prior to activation, the additive or coating presents little or no impedance to the relative movement of the fibres within the yarn and, following activation, the additive or coating binds fibres within the yarn to one another to prevent or hinder relative movement of the fibres in the yarn with respect to one another; and passing the yarns through an activation zone including a compressing component which applies a compressive force to the yarns, the additive or coating being activated as the yarns pass through the activation zone so that the yarns each have a substantially flat configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Hugh Finn, Ralf Koehnen, David Stow, Gary Wootton, Altay Kismir, Will Winzinger, Gonzalo Alves