Patents by Inventor Dana Wold
Dana Wold 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).
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Patent number: 11708043Abstract: An inflator bracket for mounting an inflator of an airbag arrangement to a frame of a vehicle includes a main body portion elongated along a length between a first end and a second end. The main body portion includes a front side for receiving the inflator. The inflator bracket additionally includes first and second mounting portions for attachment to the frame of the vehicle. The inflator bracket further includes an interference portion extending from a rear side of the main body portion for contacting the frame of the vehicle and offsetting at least a portion of the main body portion from the frame. The interference portion has a first end depending from the main body portion and a second end. The second end is a free end. The interference portion is adapted to absorb energy from an impact force.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventor: Dana Wold
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Publication number: 20220332272Abstract: An inflator bracket for mounting an inflator of an airbag arrangement to a frame of a vehicle includes a main body portion elongated along a length between a first end and a second end. The main body portion includes a front side for receiving the inflator. The inflator bracket additionally includes first and second mounting portions for attachment to the frame of the vehicle. The inflator bracket further includes an interference portion extending from a rear side of the main body portion for contacting the frame of the vehicle and offsetting at least a portion of the main body portion from the frame. The interference portion has a first end depending from the main body portion and a second end. The second end is a free end. The interference portion is adapted to absorb energy from an impact force.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.Inventor: Dana WOLD
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Patent number: 9663062Abstract: Airbags including tethered inflatable chambers are disclosed. The tethered inflatable chambers can include internal tethers that are configured to break when an internal pressure of a tethered inflatable chamber reaches a predetermined value. Methods of forming an airbag fabric including internal tethers are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Michael Rohn, Dana Wold
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Publication number: 20170106830Abstract: Airbags including tethered inflatable chambers are disclosed. The tethered inflatable chambers can include internal tethers that are configured to break when an internal pressure of a tethered inflatable chamber reaches a predetermined value. Methods of forming an airbag fabric including internal tethers are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Michael Rohn, Dana Wold
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Patent number: 9555761Abstract: An inflatable curtain airbag assembly has a tubular rolled or folded curtain airbag, and at least one stiffening member provided at the tubular rolled or folded curtain airbag. The stiffening member is fixed by an adhesive connection, a sewing connection, a welding connection or a melting connection directly to the curtain airbag.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Garett Gilles, Dana Wold, John F. Witt
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Publication number: 20150367810Abstract: An inflatable curtain airbag assembly has a tubular rolled or folded curtain airbag, and at least one stiffening member provided at the tubular rolled or folded curtain airbag. The stiffening member is fixed by an adhesive connection, a sewing connection, a welding connection or a melting connection directly to the curtain airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Garett GILLES, Dana WOLD, John F. WITT
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Patent number: 8353530Abstract: Inflatable curtain airbags can be used to mitigate the likelihood of an occupant being ejected from a vehicle through a side window. Inflatable curtain airbags are typically tethered to a vehicle structure on a car-forward side, but may not be tethered to a vehicle structure on their car-rearward side. Increased friction between the car-rearward side of the airbag and an adjacent vehicle structure can be used to help the airbag say in place, and thereby decrease the likelihood of an occupant passing the airbag and being ejected from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Brian Czach, Dana Wold
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Publication number: 20110272928Abstract: Inflatable curtain airbags can be used to mitigate the likelihood of an occupant being ejected from a vehicle through a side window. Inflatable curtain airbags are typically tethered to a vehicle structure on a car-forward side, but may not be tethered to a vehicle structure on their car-rearward side. Increased friction between the car-rearward side of the airbag and an adjacent vehicle structure can be used to help the airbag say in place, and thereby decrease the likelihood of an occupant passing the airbag and being ejected from the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.Inventors: Brian Czach, Dana Wold
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Patent number: 7883112Abstract: A textile gas guide may include a fabric member which may include an obverse side, a reverse side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The fabric member may overlap upon itself at least once such that at least a portion of the obverse side adjacent the leading edge may be disposed to align with at least a portion of the reverse side adjacent the trailing edge to define an overlapping region. A first seam may be sewn through the overlapping region, the first seam being in shear stress when the airbag module is inflated. An airbag module may include the above textile gas guide and an airbag cushion including an inflation throat. At least a portion of the textile gas guide may be located within the inflation throat. An inflator may be inserted into the textile gas guide.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Dana Wold, James E. Nelson, Brian Czach, Mark S. Hatfield
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Patent number: 7690682Abstract: A method of folding or compacting a door-mounted inflatable curtain airbag to reduce the overall length of the airbag for positioning onto a vehicle. The airbag may generally be substantially parallellogrammatical in shape. The method involves a two-step process (1) folding the airbag along an axis that is substantially normal to the rear edge (first edge) of the airbag and (2) subsequently folding the airbag radially to compact the airbag down into its final, storable position. The present methods allow folding, compaction of the airbag without having a fold that is parallel to the compacted length of the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventor: Dana Wold
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Publication number: 20090322065Abstract: A method of folding or compacting a door-mounted inflatable curtain airbag to reduce the overall length of the airbag for positioning onto a vehicle. The airbag may generally be substantially parallellogrammatical in shape. The method involves a two-step process (1) folding the airbag along an axis that is substantially normal to the rear edge (first edge) of the airbag and (2) subsequently folding the airbag radially to compact the airbag down into its final, storable position. The present methods allow folding, compaction of the airbag without having a fold that is parallel to the compacted length of the airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventor: Dana Wold
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Publication number: 20090295134Abstract: A textile gas guide may include a fabric member which may include an obverse side, a reverse side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The fabric member may overlap upon itself at least once such that at least a portion of the obverse side adjacent the leading edge may be disposed to align with at least a portion of the reverse side adjacent the trailing edge to define an overlapping region. A first seam may be sewn through the overlapping region, the first seam being in shear stress when the airbag module is inflated. An airbag module may include the above textile gas guide and an airbag cushion including an inflation throat. At least a portion of the textile gas guide may be located within the inflation throat. An inflator may be inserted into the textile gas guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Dana Wold, James E. Nelson, Brian Czach, Mark S. Hatfield
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Patent number: 7097200Abstract: The application provides a bracket for regulating the deployment characteristics of a deploying airbag cushion. The brackets of the invention provide at least local control over the deployment path of an airbag cushion by rotating at least a portion of the cushion along its length either away from a vehicle occupant, or more generally, away from a structure, person, or object possibly positioned in the path of a deploying airbag cushion. Such brackets may be structured to rotate a deploying cushion in part by providing an additional reaction surface and by partially surrounding the cushion.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventor: Dana Wold
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Publication number: 20050225060Abstract: The application provides a bracket for regulating the deployment characteristics of a deploying airbag cushion. The brackets of the invention provide at least local control over the deployment path of an airbag cushion by rotating at least a portion of the cushion along its length either away from a vehicle occupant, or more generally, away from a structure, person, or object possibly positioned in the path of a deploying airbag cushion. Such brackets may be structured to rotate a deploying cushion in part by providing an additional reaction surface and by partially surrounding the cushion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventor: Dana Wold