Patents by Inventor Brian T. Finnigan

Brian T. Finnigan 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).

  • Inflators and method for manufacturing inflators
    Patent number: 8083257
    Abstract: A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Finnigan, Venkatasubramanian Ananthanarayanan, James M. Payne, Donald E. Warren
  • INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS
    Publication number: 20110031726
    Abstract: A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN T. FINNIGAN, VENKATASUBRAMANIAN ANANTHANARAYANAN, JAMES M. PAYNE, DONALD E. WARREN
  • INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS
    Publication number: 20110025028
    Abstract: A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN T. FINNIGAN, VENKATASUBRAMANIAN ANANTHANARAYANAN, JAMES M. PAYNE, DONALD E. WARREN
  • Inflators and method for manufacturing inflators
    Patent number: 7823918
    Abstract: A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Finnigan, Venkatasubramanian Ananthanarayanan, James M. Payne, Donald E. Warren
  • INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS
    Publication number: 20090058058
    Abstract: A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Brian T. Finnigan, Venkatasubramanian Ananthanarayanan, James M. Payne, Donald E. Warren