Patents by Inventor Stanley A. Racik

Stanley A. Racik 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).

  • Filter and method of forming
    Patent number: 5372380
    Abstract: An airbag assembly including an inflatable airbag, an ignitable propellant charge for generating inflating gas and a filter between the interior of the airbag and the propellant charge. The filter comprising a porous carbon foam substrate coated substantially throughout with a thermally and structurally stable material which has been formed in situ by chemical vapor deposition techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Ultramet
    Inventors: Andrew J. Duffy, Richard B. Kaplan, Stanley A. Racik, Edwin P. Stankiewicz, Robert H. Tuffias, Brian E. Williams
  • Self-contained propellant driven turbofan
    Patent number: 4671744
    Abstract: An integral turbofan/solid propellant gas generator air induction system features in a single device a solid propellant gas generator and a turbofan which are operative, when activated, even after long periods of storage, to take ambient air and compress it to the pressures required in emergency situations for preventing loss of life and valuable equipment, for example, the inflation of an aircraft slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Morton Thiokol Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Shaffer, Stanley A. Racik, Peter H. Lucas, Calvin W. Vriesen