Patents by Inventor Francois A. Rigault

Francois A. Rigault 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).

  • Hybrid gas generator for a side airbag applied to motor vehicle safety
    Patent number: 6874813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid gas generator (1), used for motor vehicle safety to inflate an airbag, comprising a body (2) containing an ignition device (16) and a reservoir (3) connected to the body and containing a pressurized gas (31), together with initially closed-off discharge orifices (10). The body possesses a first pyrotechnic charge (14) capable of generating a quantity of gas which, coupled to the volume of gas (31) contained in the reservoir, allows the airbag to be inflated in a time period of less than 50 milliseconds, and a second pyrotechnic charge (13) capable of generating, after combustion of the first pyrotechnic charge, a quantity of gas sufficient to keep the airbag inflated for a time period of several seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Livbag SNC
    Inventors: Christian Perotto, Franck Lebaudy, Bernard Martin, François A Rigault
  • Hybrid gas generator for a side airbag applied to motor vehicle safety
    Publication number: 20030047924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid gas generator (1), used for motor vehicle safety to inflate an airbag, comprising, on the one hand, a body (2) containing an ignition device (16) and, on the other hand, a reservoir (3) connected to the body and containing a pressurized gas (31), together with initially closed-off discharge orifices (10), characterized in that the body possesses:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: LIVBAG SNC
    Inventors: Christian Perotto, Franck Lebaudy, Bernard Martin, Francois A. Rigault