Patents by Inventor Casey Jenkins

Casey Jenkins 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).

  • Airbag inflator
    Patent number: 8328234
    Abstract: An airbag inflator in which a pressure vessel constituted by a base and a diffuser accommodates an igniter, a gas generating agent, a filter, and an inner cover that covers the gas generating agent and includes a bent portion that contacts an inner wall of the filter. The filter has a layered structure constituted by an inner filter and a wire mesh outer filter. The inner filter is of a cylindrical shape, in which upper and lower end portions are formed in a tapered shape that decreases in height toward an outer peripheral side. The wire mesh outer filter is fitted over an outer peripheral surface of the inner filter, excluding at least the respective end portions formed in the tapered shape, and has a slightly larger outer diameter than an inner diameter of the base. The filter is press-fitted into the base. Thus, the filter can be incorporated into the base easily. Further, close contact with the inner cover can be maintained when the diffuser and the base are integrated by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianlin Chen, Yoji Tasaki, Akinori Sakamoto, Casey Jenkins, Krista Nash
  • AIRBAG INFLATOR
    Publication number: 20110254255
    Abstract: To ensure that a wire wound filter can be incorporated into a base of a pressure vessel easily, the present invention provides an airbag inflator in which a pressure vessel 2 constituted by a base 2b and a diffuser 2a accommodates an igniter 3, a gas generating agent 4, a filter 21, and an inner cover 24 that covers the gas generating agent 4 and includes a bent portion 24a that contacts an inner wall of the filter 21. The filter 21 has a layered structure constituted by an inner filter 22 wound into a cylindrical shape, in which upper and lower end surfaces are formed in a tapered shape that decreases in height toward an outer peripheral side, and a wire mesh outer filter 23 that is fitted over an outer peripheral surface of the inner filter 22, excluding at least respective end portions formed in the tapered shape, and has a slightly larger outer diameter than an inner diameter of the base 2b. The filter 21 is press-fitted into the base 2b. Thus, the filter can be incorporated into the base easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jianlin Chen, Yoji Tasaki, Akinori Sakamoto, Casey Jenkins, Krista Nash
  • Portable blanket warmer
    Patent number: 7777157
    Abstract: A blanket warmer is disclosed. The blanket warmer is lightweight, portable, and consumes minimal power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Life Gear LLC
    Inventor: Casey Jenkins
  • Portable blanket warmer
    Publication number: 20080149614
    Abstract: A blanket warmer is disclosed. The blanket warmer is lightweight, portable, and consumes minimal power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Casey Jenkins