Patents by Inventor Jeff Okrutny

Jeff Okrutny 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).

  • Side curtain airbag
    Patent number: 7971899
    Abstract: An inflatable cushion for a side of a vehicle is disclosed herein, the inflatable cushion having: a first cushion section formed from a first material, the first cushion section having a plurality of separate inflatable cells each of which having an inlet opening for receipt of an inflation gas; an internal passageway formed in the first cushion section, the internal passageway linking and fluidly coupling to each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells via the inlet opening of each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells; a diffuser member disposed in the internal passageway, the diffuser member being configured to supply the inflation gas to each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells, wherein the diffuser member consists essentially of a non-rigid fabric member formed from a permeable material, the non-rigid fabric member is independent of the first material used to form the first cushion section and the permeable material of the non-rigid fabric member is the main source of fluid flow i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: NxGen Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Abney, III, Michael F. Fink, Douglas S. Weston, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Jeff Okrutny, Dayne B. Hassett
  • SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20090127837
    Abstract: An inflatable cushion for a side of a vehicle is disclosed herein, the inflatable cushion having: a first cushion section formed from a first material, the first cushion section having a plurality of separate inflatable cells each of which having an inlet opening for receipt of an inflation gas; an internal passageway formed in the first cushion section, the internal passageway linking and fluidly coupling to each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells via the inlet opening of each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells; a diffuser member disposed in the internal passageway, the diffuser member being configured to supply the inflation gas to each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells, wherein the diffuser member consists essentially of a non-rigid fabric member formed from a permeable material, the non-rigid fabric member is independent of the first material used to form the first cushion section and the permeable material of the non-rigid fabric member is the main source of fluid flow i
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: William Abney, III, Michael F. Fink, Douglas S. Weston, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Jeff Okrutny, Dayne B. Hassett