Patents by Inventor Enrique Selfa

Enrique Selfa 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 arrangement for a steering column or dashboard
    Patent number: 7040654
    Abstract: In an air-bag arrangement in a motor vehicle a gas generator (5) has a flange (8) which is spaced from a flange member (3) by elongate spacer elements (9). The spacer elements pass through apertures (20, 21) formed in an air-bag adjacent a central aperture (19). On inflation of the air-bag, the part of the air-bag surrounding the aperture will be drawn into an engagement with the flange (8). Should a very high pressure exist within the air-bag, the part of the air-bag surrounding the aperture will be driven away from the flange (8), with part of the aperture sliding along the elongate elements (9), thus permitting excess pressure to be relieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Forrester Ketley & Co.
    Inventors: Enrique Selfa, Manuel Vales, Felix Garcia, Vicente Bayarri
  • Air bag arrangement
    Publication number: 20040164536
    Abstract: In an air-bag arrangement in a motor vehicle a gas generator (5) has a flange (8) which is spaced from a flange member (3) by elongate spacer elements (9). The spacer elements pass through apertures (20, 21) formed in an air-bag adjacent a central aperture (19). On inflation of the air-bag, the part of the air-bag surrounding the aperture will be drawn into an engagement with the flange (8). Should a very high pressure exist within the air-bag, the part of the air-bag surrounding the aperture will be driven away from the flange (8), with part of the aperture sliding along the elongate elements (9), thus permitting excess pressure to be relieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Enrique Selfa, Manuel Vales, Felix Garcia, Vicente Bayarri