Patents by Inventor Paul D. Kidd

Paul D. Kidd 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).

  • Regulation of pressure in an automotive airbag module
    Patent number: 5645297
    Abstract: An automotive airbag module housing contains an inflator and a cushion to be inflated. When excessive pressure develops in the module housing, it is relieved through ports in the module housing. The ports are covered with a thin membrane or foil which ruptures before the excessive pressure can damage the airbag cushion during deployment, thereby relieving the pressure in the module housing and in the airbag and avoiding injury to the occupant of the automotive vehicle. The present invention is applicable to any airbag module in which an inflator is completely enclosed within the module housing. It is particularly applicable to passenger side airbag modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry D. Rose, Paul D. Kidd, Joseph L. Ralston
  • Ignition granule retention disc
    Patent number: 5427030
    Abstract: An igniter tube for a gas-generating device comprising an elongate cylinder, a primary igniter powder within the cylinder, a closure at one end of the cylinder, and an auto ignition cup disposed at the end of the cylinder opposite the closure is improved by the use of a resin-blocked screen as the closure between the igniter powder and the auto ignition cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Kidd, David W. Lindsey