Patents by Inventor James S. Brooks

James S. Brooks 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).

  • Patent number: 5924729
    Abstract: An energy management device (10) for connecting a length of belt webbing (16) with a vehicle portion (30) includes an elongate strap (50). The strap (50) has a fixed end portion (100) for connection with the vehicle portion (30), a free end portion (102), and an intermediate portion (110) extending between and interconnecting the fixed end portion and the free end portion. The device (10) has an unactuated condition in which force is transmitted from the belt webbing (16) to the vehicle portion (30) through the strap (50) between the fixed end portion (100) and a first point (116) on the strap which is on the intermediate portion (110) of the strap. Upon the application of a force greater than a predetermined force to the belt webbing (16), the device (10) moves an actuated condition in which force is transmitted between the fixed end portion (100) of the strap (50) and a second point (116a) on the strap which is farther from the fixed end portion than the first point (116).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Gleason, James S. Brooks
  • Patent number: 4587997
    Abstract: A woven screen fabric for blocking out undesirable light and glare but admitting air and desirable light comprises 1000 denier high-tenacity polyester core fill yarn coated with a plasticized poly-vinyl chloride plastic coating to a finished diameter of 0.0250.+-.0.0010 inch. The plastic is extruded onto the core yarn and is pigmented and heat, light and UV stabilized and the fill mesh may be 16.+-.1 ends per linear inch. An ECG 150 fiberglass core warp yarn is coated with a poly-vinyl chloride plastisol coating to a finished diameter of 0.0115.+-.0.0010 inch. The plastisol is drip-coated onto the core warp yarn and is pigmented, heat, light and UV stabilized to produce a strong, flexible, weather resistant and abrasion resistant coating. The warp mesh may be 63.+-.2 ends per lineal inch. The fabric may be woven with individual warp yarn members arranged in an over and under relationship with the fill yarn members to provide a group of six individual strand members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Phifer Wire Products, Inc.
    Inventor: James S. Brooks