Patents by Inventor Ian DERBYSHIRE

Ian DERBYSHIRE 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 seat engaging feature
    Patent number: 9156429
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly for a vehicle has an airbag with a receiving portion shaped to clamp onto or around a portion of a seat of the vehicle when the airbag is deployed to assist in securing the airbag in place. The receiving portion is formed by supplementary material adjacent to a seam between inner and outer panels of the airbag, the supplementary material forming a clamping pocket which grips an outboard portion of the seat upon inflation of the airbag. Alternatively, the receiving portion is formed by first and second overlapping portions of the airbag which overlap one another when the airbag is deflated, the overlapping portions forming a clamping pocket configured to grip the outboard portion of the seat upon inflation of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marcus John Scott Ward, Barry Grindle, Ian Derbyshire, Michal Jan Swiniarski
  • CURTAIN AIRBAG WITH SEAT ENGAGING FEATURE
    Publication number: 20150158451
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly for a vehicle has an airbag with a receiving portion shaped to clamp onto or around a portion of a seat of the vehicle when the airbag is deployed to assist in securing the airbag in place. The receiving portion is formed by supplementary material adjacent to a seam between inner and outer panels of the airbag, the supplementary material forming a clamping pocket which grips an outboard portion of the seat upon inflation of the airbag. Alternatively, the receiving portion is formed by first and second overlapping portions of the airbag which overlap one another when the airbag is deflated, the overlapping portions forming a clamping pocket configured to grip the outboard portion of the seat upon inflation of the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Marcus John Scott WARD, Barry GRINDLE, Ian DERBYSHIRE, Michal Jan SWINIARSKI