Patents by Inventor Cedric Stokes

Cedric Stokes 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).

  • Side airbag deployment arrangement
    Patent number: 8702124
    Abstract: An airbag deployment system for a vehicle is provided. The system can include an airbag positioned between a vehicle frame and a headliner, and a trim member positioned inboard of the frame. The system can also include a deployment ramp coupled to the frame and the trim member. The deployment ramp can have a ramp surface. The ramp surface can be positioned and configured such that when the airbag is deployed a portion of the airbag engages the ramp surface and the trim member to urge the trim member in an outboard direction toward the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Shawn R. Williams, Joseph G. Lemmon, Robert P. Kuhr, Neil Thomas, Steven M. Johnson, Cedric Stokes
  • SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130069349
    Abstract: An airbag deployment system for a vehicle is provided. The system can include an airbag positioned between a vehicle frame and a headliner, and a trim member positioned inboard of the frame. The system can also include a deployment ramp coupled to the frame and the trim member. The deployment ramp can have a ramp surface. The ramp surface can be positioned and configured such that when the airbag is deployed a portion of the airbag engages the ramp surface and the trim member to urge the trim member in an outboard direction toward the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Shawn R. Williams, Joseph G. Lemmon, Robert P. Kuhr, Neil Thomas, Steven Mark Johnson, Cedric Stokes