Patents by Inventor Ahamd K. Al-Amin

Ahamd K. Al-Amin 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).

  • Vehicle occupant protection apparatus
    Patent number: 6120055
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14), an inflator (12), and a vehicle part (18). A structural portion (80) of the vehicle part (18) defines a compartment (84) with an open inner end (86) and an opposed, open outer end (88). The protection device (14) has an installed position received at least partially in the compartment (84) and is inflatable outward through the open outer end (88) of the compartment (84). The inflator (12) also has an installed position received at least partially in the compartment (84), and is movable to its installed position through the open inner end (86) of the compartment. A first fastener structure (120) is located on the structural portion (80) of the vehicle part (18). A second fastener structure (60) is located on the inflator (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Jess A. Cuevas, Ahamd K. Al-Amin, Bryan W. Shirk, Timothy A. Swann, Roy D. Vanwynsberghe