Patents by Inventor Jim Karlow

Jim Karlow 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).

  • Patent number: 8235418
    Abstract: An airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflatable rear curtain airbag configured to deploy adjacent a rear window positioned between rear pillars in the vehicle, a housing for the rear curtain airbag, and an inflator to inflate the rear curtain airbag. The housing, rear curtain airbag, and inflator are mounted to a roof of the vehicle. The rear curtain airbag is configured to deploy to prevent ejection of an occupant out of the rear window and to prevent objects intruding through the rear window from contacting an occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Paul MariaAntonius Slaats, Jim Karlow, Pongdet Paul Wipasuramonton, Moe Boumarafi
  • Publication number: 20090212537
    Abstract: An airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflatable rear curtain airbag configured to deploy adjacent a rear window positioned between rear pillars in the vehicle, a housing for the rear curtain airbag, and an inflator to inflate the rear curtain airbag. The housing, rear curtain airbag, and inflator are mounted to a roof of the vehicle. The rear curtain airbag is configured to deploy to prevent ejection of an occupant out of the rear window and to prevent objects intruding through the rear window from contacting an occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Maria Antonius Slaats, Jim Karlow, Pongdet Paul Wipasuramonton, Moe Boumarafi