Patents by Inventor Edward Kawecki

Edward Kawecki 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).

  • Heat treated combustion chamber housing and process for making same
    Patent number: 6108908
    Abstract: A combustion chamber housing for use in an airbag deployment system has a tubular body portion having a length and defining a combustion chamber that is adapted to contain combustion materials and to contain gases produced from the combustion thereof. The body has an expanded region having an edge defining an opening. The edge and a portion of the body adjacent to the edge and extending longitudinally therefrom along the body is heat-treated and defines a heat-treated, strengthened region. A method for heat treating the housings is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works
    Inventors: Michael Starozhitsky, Edward Kawecki
  • Heat treated combustion chamber housing and process for making same
    Patent number: 5975569
    Abstract: A combustion chamber housing for use in an airbag deployment system has a tubular body portion having a length and defining a combustion chamber that is adapted to contain combustion materials and to contain gases produced from the combustion thereof. The body has an expanded region having an edge defining an opening. The edge and a portion of the body adjacent to the edge and extending longitudinally therefrom along the body is heat-treated and defines a heat-treated, strengthened region. A method for heat treating the housings is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works
    Inventors: Michael Starozhitsky, Edward Kawecki