Patents by Inventor Douglas Bainbridge

Douglas Bainbridge 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).

  • Method for assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket
    Patent number: 6370754
    Abstract: A method for assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket using an apparatus for feeding seatbelt webbing through a sill-end bracket has a form-feeding member with a tapered channel for receiving one end of a length of seatbelt webbing on an assembly line. A webbing pull-through member is fed through the sill-end bracket and engages one end of the webbing. The pull-through device is then drawn back through the sill-end bracket thus drawing the webbing through the tapered channel of the form feeding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Bainbridge, John Hodgson, Paul Slack, Paul Henderson, Simon Wise, Antony Weedall
  • Method for assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket
    Publication number: 20010011411
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket has a form-feeding member with a tapered channel for receiving one end of a length of seatbelt webbing on an assembly line. A webbing pull-through member engages one end of the webbing. A bracket sensor senses the presence of a bracket at a correct position in the bracket support. Means responsive to a signal from a sensor may be provided for indicating the correct positioning of the sill-end bracket for feeding the pull-through member through the sill-end bracket. Means for driving the webbing into the tapered channel are provided so that said one end is located at a predetermined position relative to the form-feeding member. A method of manual or automatic assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Douglas Bainbridge, John Hodgson, Paul Slack, Paul Henderson, Simon Wise, Antony Weedall
  • Apparatus for assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket
    Patent number: 6256867
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket has a form-feeding member with a tapered channel for receiving one end of a length of seatbelt webbing on an assembly line. A webbing pull-through member engages one end of the webbing. A bracket sensor senses the presence of a bracket at a correct position in the bracket support. Means responsive to a signal from a sensor may be provided for indicating the correct positioning of the sill-end bracket for feeding the pull-through member through the sill-end bracket. Means for driving the webbing into the tapered channel are provided so that said one end is located at a predetermined position relative to the form-feeding member. A method of manual or automatic assembling seatbelt webbing with a sill-end bracket is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Bainbridge, John Hodgson, Paul Slack, Paul Henderson, Simon Wise, Antony Weedall