Patents Examined by Lullit Semunegus
  • Igniting element
    Patent number: 6332399
    Abstract: An igniting element, such as is used in a vehicle air bag igniter reduces the power dissipated by the air bag ignition circuit, as well as its space requirement and its costs, by using the ignition switch/switches as the ignition element (7) itself of the ignition circuit. The ignition circuit is integrated in a silicon chip, and has at least one ignition switch constructed as a transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, TRW Airbag Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Laucht, Gerhard Mueller, Wolfgang Welser