Patents by Inventor Jason Mark Ibarra

Jason Mark Ibarra 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).

  • Publication number: 20220388468
    Abstract: Airbag covers and related airbag modules designed with weakened portions configured to specifically accommodate emblems. In some embodiments, an airbag cover may comprise an emblem and a tear seam or another weakened portion extending through and/or adjacent to the emblem to create an asymmetrical split such that, following deployment and rupturing of the tear seam, the airbag cover is configured to form first and second airbag cover pieces, wherein a greater number and/or weight of the emblem is on the first airbag cover piece than the second airbag cover piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Mark Ibarra, Mark S. Hatfield, Quin Soderquist, Ken Pijaszek, Jennifer Marie Johnson
  • Patent number: 11511698
    Abstract: Airbag covers and related airbag modules designed with weakened portions configured to specifically accommodate emblems. In some embodiments, an airbag cover may comprise an emblem and a tear seam or another weakened portion extending through and/or adjacent to the emblem to create an asymmetrical split such that, following deployment and rupturing of the tear seam, the airbag cover is configured to form first and second airbag cover pieces, wherein a greater number and/or weight of the emblem is on the first airbag cover piece than the second airbag cover piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Mark Ibarra, Mark S. Hatfield, Quin Soderquist, Ken Pijaszek, Jennifer Marie Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220227322
    Abstract: Airbag assemblies, such as inflatable curtain airbag assemblies, comprising integrated fastener/stiffener pieces, such as stiffener plates combined with pushpins extending therefrom. In some embodiments, a mounting plate for mounting an inflatable curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle may comprise a plate having a stiffness greater than a stiffness of a tab of an inflatable curtain airbag assembly to which it is attached. An opening may be formed in the plate, the opening being configured to receive a first fastener therethrough. A second fastener, such as a non-threaded fastener, may be fixedly and/or integrally coupled with the plate and may extend from one side of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: John F. Witt, JR., Jason Mark Ibarra, Huseyin Fethi Akbay, Jie Ji