Patents by Inventor Brett Garner

Brett Garner 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).

  • Patent number: 7762579
    Abstract: An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including one or more ejection mitigation devices configured to substantially cover the inside of the front and/or rear window of the motor vehicle. Moreover, the one or more ejection mitigation devices may be attached to a driver's side inflatable airbag and a passenger's side inflatable airbag, wherein the ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed by the inflation of the driver's and passenger's side inflatable airbags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Garner
  • Publication number: 20090218798
    Abstract: An inflatable curtain cushion assembly for side deployment in a vehicle. The assembly has an inflator and an inflatable curtain cushion with two chambers, wherein the first chamber vents inflation gas more quickly than the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Garner
  • Publication number: 20080238045
    Abstract: An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including one or more ejection mitigation devices configured to substantially cover the inside of the front and/or rear window of the motor vehicle. Moreover, the one or more ejection mitigation devices may be attached to a driver's side inflatable airbag and a passenger's side inflatable airbag, wherein the ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed by the inflation of the driver's and passenger's side inflatable airbags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Brett Garner
  • Patent number: 6918609
    Abstract: A novel cover for a safety restraint device is disclosed. The cover is well-adapted for use in vehicles with modular airbag components. The novel cover configuration of the present invention effectively hides any evidence of the seam through which the airbag deploys, thereby improving the appearance and tamper-resistance of the airbag. The cover includes a seam with a nonlinear portion that impedes folding or bending of the outer layer in conformance with the seam. The nonlinear portion of the seam may include bends and linear segments in a variety of shapes and sizes, in homogeneous or heterogeneous arrangements, as dictated by the design parameters of the airbag and the manufacturing processes used to make the cover. The cover module of the present invention may be used with an outer layer of material designed to conceal the seam. With such a configuration, the nonlinear portion of the seam may keep the outer layer from form fitting to the seam so that no visible indentation over the seam will be shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Friery, Brett Garner
  • Patent number: D725969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: Brett Garner