Patents by Inventor David Eric Chicken

David Eric 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).

  • Passenger safety restraint with pretensioner
    Patent number: 5697642
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatically operable indication of when a pretensioner has operated in a vehicle passenger safety restraint system. The indication may be audible or visible, for example an inflatable brightly coloured balloon in the vehicle trim or a whistle or a flag. Such an indication ensures that the vehicle owner knows when the pretensioner feature of his vehicle is not available for a subsequent crash condition so that he can seek re-setting or servicing of the pretensioner at the earliest opportunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Gordon, Donald E. Armstrong, David Eric Chicken