Patents Assigned to GRP, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6558028
    Abstract: A projector mounting system for use in a vehicle including a mounting housing that is capable of being attached to the ceiling of a vehicle, an illumination device that is connected to the mounting housing, and a projector that is mounted to the mounting housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: GRP, Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Watkins
  • Patent number: 5533755
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for making a low cost, self-venting, inflatable protective cushion of simple and structurally efficient design with a shape and construction that optimizes the cushion's ability to withstand inflation pressures and impact when deployed which includes a sheet defined by at least one fold line and a plurality of flap portions, each flap portion having a base edge corresponding to a fold line and at least two side edges each extending outwardly from a base edge and ultimately converging to meet each other, the flap portions being folded at the fold line(s) and being Joined at corresponding side edges to define an inflatable chamber. The inflatable protective cushion and method for making same may further include a lightweight, low permeability, fabric that optimizes the cushion's ability to withstand inflation pressures and impact when deployed and minimizes the packed volume of the cushion when stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Sandia Corp./Precision Fabrics Grp., Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Nelsen, Larry D. Whinery, Kenneth W. Gwinn, Donald D. McBride, Daniel A. Luna, Joseph P. Holder, Richard J. Bliton