Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Flattery

Jeffrey R. Flattery 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 with expandable retaining ring
    Patent number: 5503425
    Abstract: An air bag module (10) includes a housing (12). An air bag (22) is folded and stored in the housing (12). A retaining ring (30) secures the air bag (22) to the housing (12). The retaining ring (30) includes two relatively movable U-shaped members (152, 154). Assembly tabs (210, 212, 252, 254) on the retaining ring members (152, 154) are gripped to move the retaining ring (30), in a collapsed condition, in one direction (32) through a deployment opening (150) into the housing (12). The retaining ring (30) is then expanded and moved in an opposite direction (34) to interlock with the housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Al S. Emambakhsh, Jeffrey R. Flattery, Scott A. Kelley