Patents by Inventor Bill Sobkowicz

Bill Sobkowicz 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 ejection mitigation devices
    Patent number: 9421934
    Abstract: Ejection mitigation devices are disclosed that limit, prevent, or otherwise mitigate vehicle occupant ejection through the roof of a vehicle in events involving roof failure. The ejection mitigation devices are to be installed at the roof of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The devices include a canopy having sufficient strength to restrain movement of a vehicle occupant through the canopy. The canopy is configured to be attached to one or more roof rails of the passenger compartment at a position interior to the outer roof skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: John Witt, Dino Forton, Richard Petrusev, Vince Pizzo, Bill Sobkowicz, Brian Keith Czach
  • VEHICLE EJECTION MITIGATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160229366
    Abstract: Ejection mitigation devices are disclosed that limit, prevent, or otherwise mitigate vehicle occupant ejection through the roof of a vehicle in events involving roof failure. The ejection mitigation devices are to be installed at the roof of the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The devices include a canopy having sufficient strength to restrain movement of a vehicle occupant through the canopy. The canopy is configured to be attached to one or more roof rails of the passenger compartment at a position interior to the outer roof skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: John Witt, Dino Forton, Richard Petrusev, Vince Pizzo, Bill Sobkowicz, Brian Keith Czach