Patents by Inventor Edward Otis Hosey

Edward Otis Hosey 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).

  • Gas generator
    Patent number: 6553914
    Abstract: A gas generator according has a polymeric closure and an igniter subassembly comprising an igniter and a polymeric gas generator body. The gas generator body and the polymeric closure define a hermetically sealed combustion chamber for receiving a gas generant. The igniter receives an electrical current and ignites the gas generant. The generated gas can be used in vehicle occupant safety devices including seat belt pretensioners, airbags, compressed gas vessel openers, and other devices requiring a rapid pulse of high-pressure gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Otis Hosey, Keith Hing Lam, J B Canterberry
  • Gas generator
    Publication number: 20020145275
    Abstract: A gas generator according has a polymeric closure and an igniter subassembly comprising an igniter and a polymeric gas generator body. The gas generator body and the polymeric closure define a hermetically sealed combustion chamber for receiving a gas generant. The igniter receives an electrical current and ignites the gas generant. The generated gas can be used in vehicle occupant safety devices including seat belt pretensioners, airbags, compressed gas vessel openers, and other devices requiring a rapid pulse of high-pressure gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Edward Otis Hosey, Keith Hing Lam, J. B. Canterberry