Patents by Inventor Daniel Edward Bartoldus

Daniel Edward Bartoldus 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).

  • Vehicle occupant restraint assembly
    Patent number: 5833266
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint assembly has an airbag having a gas retaining portion with first and second openings and an inflator having first and second ends positioned within the airbag. The first end of the inflator is extended through the first opening and a first hole in the first outer flap of the airbag. Similarly, the second end of the inflator is extended through the second opening and a second hole in a second outer flap. To construct a vehicle occupant restraint assembly, first and second openings are sewn into the gas retaining portion of an airbag. An inflator is placed into the airbag through the second opening. The first end of the airbag is extended through the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Edward Bartoldus, Edward James Burley