Patents by Inventor GREG KOSTEN

GREG KOSTEN 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).

  • Curtain airbag with anti-twist structures
    Patent number: 11760298
    Abstract: An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag (CAB) having a packaged condition in which the CAB is rolled and/or folded to be installed along a roof rail in a vehicle. The CAB is configured to be inflated and deployed along a side structure of the vehicle structure. The apparatus includes an anti-twist structure for being positioned within the rolls and/or folds to inhibit relative twisting of the packaged CAB within the rolls and/or folds. The apparatus includes a CAB mount for extending about and supporting the packaged CAB in the vehicle. The CAB mount cooperates with the anti-twist structure to fix the position and orientation of the anti-twist structure, and thus the packaged CAB, relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC.
    Inventors: Greg Kosten, Dylan Moran, Kevin Ruedisueli, Courtney McKeon, Luis Raul Valles Rey
  • CURTAIN AIRBAG WITH ANTI-TWIST STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20220024403
    Abstract: An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag (CAB) having a packaged condition in which the CAB is rolled and/or folded to be installed along a roof rail in a vehicle. The CAB is configured to be inflated and deployed along a side structure of the vehicle structure. The apparatus includes an anti-twist structure for being positioned within the rolls and/or folds to inhibit relative twisting of the packaged CAB within the rolls and/or folds. The apparatus includes a CAB mount for extending about and supporting the packaged CAB in the vehicle. The CAB mount cooperates with the anti-twist structure to fix the position and orientation of the anti-twist structure, and thus the packaged CAB, relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: GREG KOSTEN, DYLAN MORAN, KEVIN RUEDISUELI, COURTNEY MCKEON, LUIS RAUL VALLES REY