Patents by Inventor Jayanthi Bala Subramanyam

Jayanthi Bala Subramanyam 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).

  • Air bag module
    Patent number: 7694997
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) helps protect an occupant (14) of a vehicle (12). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (22) inflatable between a steering wheel (30) of the vehicle (12) and the vehicle occupant (14). A housing (26) helps support the protection device (22) on the steering wheel (30). A cover (40) helps conceal the protection device (22) in a stored condition on the steering wheel (30). The housing (40) includes a retainer element (132) that extends from a side wall (124) of the housing. The retainer element (132) includes a base portion (232) and a head portion (234). The cover (40) includes a retainer aperture (230) through which the head portion (234) is extendable to help secure the cover to the housing (26). The head portion (234) has a dimension that is greater than a diameter of the retainer aperture (230).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Sysyems Inc.
    Inventors: Wilfried Burghardt, Jayanthi Bala Subramanyam, Sean P. Mullady
  • Air bag module
    Publication number: 20070278772
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) helps protect an occupant (14) of a vehicle (12). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (22) inflatable between a steering wheel (30) of the vehicle (12) and the vehicle occupant (14). A housing (26) helps support the protection device (22) on the steering wheel (30). A cover (40) helps conceal the protection device (22) in a stored condition on the steering wheel (30). The housing (40) includes a retainer element (132) that extends from a side wall (124) of the housing. The retainer element (132) includes a base portion (232) and a head portion (234). The cover (40) includes a retainer aperture (230) through which the head portion (234) is extendable to help secure the cover to the housing (26). The head portion (234) has a dimension that is greater than a diameter of the retainer aperture (230).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Wilfried Burghardt, Jayanthi Bala Subramanyam, Sean P. Mullady