Patents by Inventor Axel Castellanos

Axel Castellanos 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).

  • Method and Apparatus for Folding an Air Bag for Stowing in an Air Bag Module
    Publication number: 20080194393
    Abstract: An air bag on a surface is gathered by opposing faces of first and second gathering elements that are moved together from opposing edges of the air bag, and which are adapted so as to limit a height of at least one associated edge portion of the air bag to be less than a height proximate to a center of the resulting gathered air bag. In one aspect, a surface is extended from at least one face, or at least one face is shaped so as to limit the edge portion height upon gathering. In another aspect, at least one gathering element incorporates a holder adapted to hold an edge of the air bag during gathering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Takata Restraint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Clarke, Axel Castellanos, James Garvin, Steven Moon, Paul Walsh, Humberto Hernandez, Andres Rojero