Patents by Inventor David Edward Chicken

David Edward Chicken 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).

  • Pretensioner
    Patent number: 6131951
    Abstract: A vehicle safety apparatus has a 3-point seatbelt, with a buckle head, and a crash sensor. A pretensioner is connected at the buckle head of the seatbelt for pulling in a length of seatbelt webbing in response to the crash sensor detecting a crash. The pretensioner has a force reservoir and a piston located within and for movement along a pretensioner cylinder under the force of gas from a gas generator. The piston is connected by a cable to the buckle head of the seatbelt. A cable bracket has an inner and outer guide, and wherein the pretensioner cylinder is attached to the inner guide and the buckle mounting is connected to the outer guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Edward Chicken, Douglas Alan Bainbridge, John Hewetson Brown Burgess, Andrew John Downie, Raymond George Evans, David Smith, Kenneth Williamson