Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Kida
Jeffrey T. Kida 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).
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Patent number: 8960091Abstract: An initiator assembly can include an outer body can have a first end, a second end, and an internal passage between the first and second ends. An initiator canister can be joined to the outer body at the first end and can define a charge chamber that includes a pair of pins extending therefrom. An insulative material can be molded within the passage to form an insulative structural member that joins the canister and pins to the outer body and insulates the pins and a portion of the canister from electrical contact with the outer body. An electrostatic discharge dissipater can be formed from an electrically conductive material and can be molded to the outer body. The dissipater can provide a controlled dissipation path for electrostatic discharge energy carried by the initiator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Scott C. Gordon, Jeffrey T. Kida, Benoit Sable
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Publication number: 20140026774Abstract: An initiator assembly can include an outer body can have a first end, a second end, and an internal passage between the first and second ends. An initiator canister can be joined to the outer body at the first end and can define a charge chamber that includes a pair of pins extending therefrom. An insulative material can be molded within the passage to form an insulative structural member that joins the canister and pins to the outer body and insulates the pins and a portion of the canister from electrical contact with the outer body. An electrostatic discharge dissipater can be formed from an electrically conductive material and can be molded to the outer body. The dissipater can provide a controlled dissipation path for electrostatic discharge energy carried by the initiator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.Inventors: Scott C. Gordon, Jeffrey T. Kida, Benoit Sable
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Patent number: 8397639Abstract: An initiator assembly can include an outer body can have a first end, a second end, and an internal passage between the first and second ends. An initiator canister can be joined to the outer body at the first end and can define a charge chamber that includes a pair of pins extending therefrom. An insulative material can be molded within the passage to form an insulative structural member that joins the canister and pins to the outer body and insulates the pins and a portion of the canister from electrical contact with the outer body. An electrostatic discharge dissipater can be formed from an electrically conductive material and can be molded to the canister and the outer body at the first end. The dissipater can electrically connect the canister to the outer body to provide a controlled dissipation path for electrostatic discharge energy carried by the initiator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Scott C. Gordon, Jeffrey T. Kida
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Patent number: 8340857Abstract: Remote sensor units for a vehicle are described. A remote sensor unit may comprise an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly may comprise an electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise one or more signal terminals coupled to the electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise a protective enclosure arranged to encapsulate the electronic component. The protective enclosure is arranged to isolate the electronic component from thermal energy, pressure or residual material stress associated with one or more satellite housings. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Dario G. Brisighella, Jr., Stephen Bogdan, William M. Leach, Jeffrey T. Kida, Richard Rakes, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120256406Abstract: An initiator assembly can include an outer body can have a first end, a second end, and an internal passage between the first and second ends. An initiator canister can be joined to the outer body at the first end and can define a charge chamber that includes a pair of pins extending therefrom. An insulative material can be molded within the passage to form an insulative structural member that joins the canister and pins to the outer body and insulates the pins and a portion of the canister from electrical contact with the outer body. An electrostatic discharge dissipater can be formed from an electrically conductive material and can be molded to the canister and the outer body at the first end. The dissipater can electrically connect the canister to the outer body to provide a controlled dissipation path for electrostatic discharge energy carried by the initiator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.Inventors: Scott C. Gordon, Jeffrey T. Kida
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Publication number: 20120239225Abstract: Remote sensor units for a vehicle are described. A remote sensor unit may comprise an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly may comprise an electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise one or more signal terminals coupled to the electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise a protective enclosure arranged to encapsulate the electronic component. The protective enclosure is arranged to isolate the electronic component from thermal energy, pressure or residual material stress associated with one or more satellite housings. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.Inventors: Dario G. Brisighella, JR., Stephen Bogdan, William M. Leach, Jeffrey T. Kida, Richard Rakes, JR.
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Patent number: 8234034Abstract: Remote sensor units for a vehicle are described. A remote sensor unit may comprise an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly may comprise an electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise one or more signal terminals coupled to the electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise a protective enclosure arranged to encapsulate the electronic component. The protective enclosure is arranged to isolate the electronic component from thermal energy, pressure or residual material stress associated with one or more satellite housings. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.Inventors: Dario G. Brisighella, Jr., Stephen Bogdan, William M. Leach, Jeffrey T. Kida, Richard Rakes, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100332074Abstract: Remote sensor units for a vehicle are described. A remote sensor unit may comprise an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly may comprise an electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise one or more signal terminals coupled to the electronic component. The electronic assembly may comprise a protective enclosure arranged to encapsulate the electronic component. The protective enclosure is arranged to isolate the electronic component from thermal energy, pressure or residual material stress associated with one or more satellite housings. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.Inventors: Dario G. Brisighella, JR., Stephen Bogdan, William M. Leach, Jeffrey T. Kida, Richard Rakes, JR.
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Patent number: 5462448Abstract: An initiator of an airbag assembly is coupled to an electrical connector that is connected to sensor circuitry of a vehicle containing the airbag assembly. A locking relationship is provided between the electrical connector and the initiator base having a pair of legs extending therefrom and having a plurality of male electrical terminals being positioned between the legs. Each of the legs has a radially inward protruding element having two tapered surfaces forming a ramp on each of the legs. The electrical connector has a plurality of female electrical terminals housed therein which mate with the male electrical terminals extending from the initiator base. The electrical connector also has radially inwardly extending notches positioned in the electrical connector, which notches are adapted to mesh essentially complementarily with and engage the protruding elements on the legs of the initiator base for locking the connector on the initiator base.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Morton International, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey T. Kida, Alan D. Kendrick