Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Paddock

Jeffrey C. Paddock 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).

  • Airbag supported by an armrest of a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11634098
    Abstract: An assembly includes a vehicle seat. The assembly includes an armrest supported by the vehicle seat. The armrest includes an upright portion elongated along an axis and an arm support portion supported by the upright portion. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the arm support portion of the armrest. The airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes an upper portion extending upwardly from the arm support portion when the airbag is in the inflated position and a lower portion extending downwardly from the arm support portion when the airbag is in the inflated position. The upper portion is vehicle-inboard of the axis and the lower portion being vehicle-outboard of the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, S. M. Akbar Berry, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Robyne Mcbride, Benjamin Yilma, Raed Essa El-Jawahri, Jeffrey C. Paddock, Chuck R. Reese
  • Curtain airbag including external cinching loop
    Patent number: 11192517
    Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag having an inflation chamber. The inflation chamber is defined by a first inflatable section, a second inflatable section, and a duct fluidly connecting the first inflatable section and the second inflatable section. A tether is external to the inflation chamber. The tether has a cinching loop encircling the duct. The tether has a tail extending from the cinching loop and the tail is fixed to the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Paddock
  • Assembly including foam pad fixed to airbag
    Patent number: 11173861
    Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag that has a panel defining an inflation chamber. The assembly includes a foam pad exterior to the inflation chamber with the foam pad fixed to the panel of the airbag. The foam pad is intended to provide an additional layer of reinforcement for the inflation chamber 18 when the foam pad interacts with its surroundings upon inflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Abramczyk, Zhibing Deng, Jeffrey C. Paddock, Deepak Patel
  • ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FOAM PAD FIXED TO AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20210179001
    Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag that has a panel defining an inflation chamber. The assembly includes a foam pad exterior to the inflation chamber with the foam pad fixed to the panel of the airbag. The foam pad is intended to provide an additional layer of reinforcement for the inflation chamber 18 when the foam pad interacts with its surroundings upon inflation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: JOSEPH E. ABRAMCZYK, ZHIBING DENG, JEFFREY C. PADDOCK, DEEPAK PATEL
  • CURTAIN AIRBAG INCLUDING EXTERNAL CINCHING LOOP
    Publication number: 20210146872
    Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag having an inflation chamber. The inflation chamber is defined by a first inflatable section, a second inflatable section, and a duct fluidly connecting the first inflatable section and the second inflatable section. a tether is external to the inflation chamber. The tether has a cinching loop encircling the duct. The tether has a tail extending from the cinching loop and the tail is fixed to the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Paddock
  • Airbag with external tunnels
    Patent number: 11001219
    Abstract: A restraint system includes an inflator, an airbag inflatable by the inflator and having an exterior surface, and a fabric tunnel attached on the exterior surface of the airbag and elongated from a sealed end to an open end. The tunnel is fluidly isolated from the inflator. The tunnel is oriented relative to the airbag so that the open end is aimed in a direction of motion during inflation of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Zhibing Deng, Deepak Patel, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Jeffrey C. Paddock
  • AIRBAG WITH EXTERNAL TUNNELS
    Publication number: 20200346608
    Abstract: A restraint system includes an inflator, an airbag inflatable by the inflator and having an exterior surface, and a fabric tunnel attached on the exterior surface of the airbag and elongated from a sealed end to an open end. The tunnel is fluidly isolated from the inflator. The tunnel is oriented relative to the airbag so that the open end is aimed in a direction of motion during inflation of the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Zhibing Deng, Deepak Patel, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Jeffrey C. Paddock