Patents by Inventor David G. Greensien

David G. Greensien 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).

  • Airbag module cover
    Patent number: 7891699
    Abstract: A cover for a driver's side airbag module is provided, the cover having a central body portion with an opening disposed therein, the central body portion having a predetermined tear seam for defining a pair of deployable doors, the predetermined tear seam extending through the opening. The cover also includes a horn switch assembly inserted into the opening; and a tether secured to the horn switch assembly, the tether retaining the horn switch assembly with the cover after deployment of the pair of deployable doors along the predetermined tear seam, wherein the horn switch assembly is dislodged from the opening when the pair of deployable doors deploy along the predetermined tear seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Barry C. Worrell, Francis Joseph Holmes, Harold W. Morgan, David G. Greensien, Dan J. Lestingi, Mark T. Winters
  • AIRBAG MODULE COVER
    Publication number: 20090273165
    Abstract: A cover for a driver's side airbag module is provided, the cover having a central body portion with an opening disposed therein, the central body portion having a predetermined tear seam for defining a pair of deployable doors, the predetermined tear seam extending through the opening. The cover also includes a horn switch assembly inserted into the opening; and a tether secured to the horn switch assembly, the tether retaining the horn switch assembly with the cover after deployment of the pair of deployable doors along the predetermined tear seam, wherein the horn switch assembly is dislodged from the opening when the pair of deployable doors deploy along the predetermined tear seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Barry C. Worrell, Francis Joseph Holmes, Harold W. Morgan, David G. Greensien, Dan J. Lestingi, Mark T. Winters