Patents by Inventor Jamie R. Fritz

Jamie R. Fritz 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).

  • Airbag assemblies with heat shield deflectors
    Patent number: 9033363
    Abstract: Heat shields are used to shield an airbag from hot gasses issuing from an inflator. The heat shields can have a low thermal conductivity and may be capable of melting during a deployment event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: John F. Witt, Jr., David W. Schneider, Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz
  • Airbag assemblies with constrained stabilizer straps
    Patent number: 9010804
    Abstract: An airbag assembly can include a stabilizer strap attached to an airbag, and the stabilizer strap can cooperate with a housing to prevent undesired rotation or skewing of the airbag during deployment. A portion of the stabilizer strap can be positioned at an interior of the housing and can interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Witt, Jr., David W. Schnieder, Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz
  • AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES WITH HEAT SHIELD DEFLECTORS
    Publication number: 20140265262
    Abstract: Heat shields are used to shield an airbag from hot gasses issuing from an inflator. The heat shields can have a low thermal conductivity and may be capable of melting during a deployment event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: John F. Witt, JR., David W. Schneider, Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz
  • AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES WITH CONSTRAINED STABILIZER STRAPS
    Publication number: 20140265281
    Abstract: An airbag assembly can include a stabilizer strap attached to an airbag, and the stabilizer strap can cooperate with a housing to prevent undesired rotation or skewing of the airbag during deployment. A portion of the stabilizer strap can be positioned at an interior of the housing and can interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: John F. Witt, JR., David W. Schnieder, Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz
  • Airbag assembly load distributing structure
    Patent number: 8746732
    Abstract: An airbag assembly can include an inflator that may exert forces on an airbag housing during deployment of an airbag from the housing. The airbag assembly can include a load distributing plate to distribute or delocalize the forces. In some arrangements, the load distributing plate can be attached to the inflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kutchey, David W. Schneider, John F. Witt, Jr., Jamie R. Fritz
  • Tear seams for inflatable airbag covers
    Patent number: 8585078
    Abstract: Some airbag assemblies can include a housing, an airbag, and a cover. The cover can include a tear seam that is configured to break to permit the airbag to exit the housing. The tear seam can include discrete break columns at which the tear seam ruptures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Witt, Jr., David W. Schneider, Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz
  • Knee airbag assemblies and related methods
    Patent number: 8500157
    Abstract: An airbag assembly can include a stabilizer strap attached to an airbag, and the stabilizer strap can cooperate with a housing to prevent undesired rotation or skewing of the airbag during deployment. In some arrangements, a portion of the airbag is secured to the housing via an inflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Schneider, John F. Witt, Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz, Mark L. Enders, Louis Mueller, Larry Lunt
  • KNEE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120025496
    Abstract: An airbag assembly can include a stabilizer strap attached to an airbag, and the stabilizer strap can cooperate with a housing to prevent undesired rotation or skewing of the airbag during deployment. In some arrangements, a portion of the airbag is secured to the housing via an inflator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Schneider, John F. Witt, JR., Michael Kutchey, Jamie R. Fritz, Mark L. Enders, Louis Mueller, Larry Lunt