Patents by Inventor Allen R. Sorgenfrei

Allen R. Sorgenfrei 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).

  • Device for indicating an airbag module position
    Patent number: 6352304
    Abstract: A device for providing a visual indication of the installation position of an airbag module mounted to a structural member within a trim cover. The device includes a cavity liner connected to the trim cover for directing the force of the inflatable airbag in a direction towards a rupturable seam of the trim cover, and a contoured member connected to the cavity liner. The contoured member is congruent to a first portion of the airbag module and is incongruent to a second portion of the airbag module, such that the contoured member provides a visual indication of the installation position of the airbag module relative to the cavity liner from a vantage facing the exterior of the trim cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Allen R. Sorgenfrei