Patents by Inventor Christopher Donald Morgan

Christopher Donald Morgan 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).

  • Dampening driver airbag assemblies and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 10150441
    Abstract: Driver airbag cushion assemblies comprising dampening means. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a driver airbag module, a steering wheel armature, and an intermediate plate positioned between the driver airbag module and the steering wheel armature. The assembly may further comprise one or more horn actuators, such as horn springs coupled to the airbag module, and one or more dampening members. The one or more dampening members may be used to couple two or more of the armature, plate, and airbag module together. In some embodiments, the dampening member(s) may be functionally and/or physically decoupled from the one or more horn actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Allen Sella, David Robert Palm, Jr., Christopher Donald Morgan, Marcus Weber, Yutaka Hirota, Zhiyong Jiang, Remi Baillivet
  • DAMPENING DRIVER AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180111580
    Abstract: Driver airbag cushion assemblies comprising dampening means. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a driver airbag module, a steering wheel armature, and an intermediate plate positioned between the driver airbag module and the steering wheel armature. The assembly may further comprise one or more horn actuators, such as horn springs coupled to the airbag module, and one or more dampening members. The one or more dampening members may be used to couple two or more of the armature, plate, and airbag module together. In some embodiments, the dampening member(s) may be functionally and/or physically decoupled from the one or more horn actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Terry Allen Sella, David Robert Palm, JR., Christopher Donald Morgan, Marcus Weber, Yutaka Hirota, Zhiyong Jiang, Remi Baillivet