Patents by Inventor David Laird Geyer

David Laird Geyer 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 airbag
    Patent number: 7946620
    Abstract: An airbag includes end panels sewn onto opposite ends of the airbag. The end panels include side tabs and a center tab. The side tabs hook onto a retainer. The center tab is sewn to the airbag adjacent the opening in the retainer to pull the airbag against the concave inner surface of the retainer, thereby eliminating bunching and folding of airbag material at the interface of the retainer and inflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter L. Vigeant, David Laird Geyer, Robert Andrew Parks
  • PASSENGER AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20100156075
    Abstract: An airbag includes end panels sewn onto opposite ends of the airbag. The end panels include side tabs and a center tab. The side tabs hook onto a retainer. The center tab is sewn to the airbag adjacent the opening in the retainer to pull the airbag against the concave inner surface of the retainer, thereby eliminating bunching and folding of airbag material at the interface of the retainer and inflator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Peter L. Vigeant, David Laird Geyer, Robert Andrew Parks