Patents by Inventor Jeff Stump

Jeff Stump 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: 20080136144
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint system (10) having a deployable trim panel (60) and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The inflatable restraint system (10) includes a deployable trim panel (60) that is coupled to a support structure (12) and conceals an airbag. Upon the deployment of the airbag, the entire trim panel (60) is configured to move. A separate reaction surface (80) is mounted to the trim panel and is configured to receive the force of the inflating airbag. Use of a separate reaction surface may simplify the design of an instrument panel by allowing the instrument panel to be configured as a single substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy James Spahr, Jeff Stump, Javier Avila, Ronald Hemmeke, Frank Ardigo