Patents by Inventor Jesse B. Kirby

Jesse B. Kirby 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).

  • Curtain airbag
    Patent number: 8025308
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly comprises an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event. When the curtain airbag is inflated, a bottom edge of the curtain airbag extends below a window sill in a vehicle. A distance the inflated curtain airbag extends below the window sill is greater than a radius of curvature of the inflated curtain airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Fletcher, Keith P. Lane, Jesse B. Kirby, Pongdet P. Wipasuramonton, Mark A. Steinbach, Richard A. Wiik, Andrew J. Pitonyak
  • CURTAIN AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20090243267
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly comprises an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event. When the curtain airbag is inflated, a bottom edge of the curtain airbag extends below a window sill in a vehicle. A distance the inflated curtain airbag extends below the window sill is greater than a radius of curvature of the inflated curtain airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: James R. Fletcher, Keith P. Lane, Jesse B. Kirby, Pongdet P. Wipasuramonton, Mark A. Steinbach, Richard A. Wiik, Andrew J. Pitonyak