Patents by Inventor Joana Francisca Tavares Da Silva Vinhas

Joana Francisca Tavares Da Silva Vinhas 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: 7878541
    Abstract: An airbag module to protect the automobile occupant, which includes an inflatable bag (11) from the gas that is produced by a generator when a dangerous situation to the occupant is detected, which includes a number of internal straps (15, 17 and 19) with different lengths and with each having a predetermined resistance to traction, which are joined at their ends to two areas (21 and 23) of the bag (11), limiting its deployment in the direction of the occupant. The length and resistance to traction of these straps are calibrated so that they break in succession during the deployment of the bag (11) until it reaches the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal España S.A.
    Inventors: Alfonso Bustos García, Joana Francisca Tavares Da Silva Vinhas
  • Patent number: 7766384
    Abstract: Airbag module to protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision comprising an expandable bag (11) with gas provided by a generator with, at least, one ventilation orifice (13) sealed with a patch that comprises an elastic membrane (25) destined to be broken as a result of pressure inside the bag (11) to allow gas discharge through the ventilation orifice (13), which is covered with a cover (21) secured to the bag (11) with, at least, one tearable seam (31); hence the opening of the ventilation orifice (13) occurs when the pressure inside the bag (11) is greater than the pressure required to break the membrane (25) plus the additional pressure necessary to tear the seam (31). The invention also comprises a procedure to manufacture the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A.
    Inventor: Joana Francisca Tavares Da Silva Vinhas
  • Publication number: 20090001696
    Abstract: An airbag module to protect the automobile occupant, which includes an inflatable bag (11) from the gas that is produced by a generator when a dangerous situation to the occupant is detected, which includes a number of internal straps (15, 17 and 19) with different lengths and with each having a predetermined resistance to traction, which are joined at their ends to two areas (21 and 23) of the bag (11), limiting its deployment in the direction of the occupant. The length and resistance to traction of these straps are calibrated so that they break in succession during the deployment of the bag (11) until it reaches the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Alfonso Bustos Garcia, Joana Francisca Tavares Da Silva Vinhas
  • Publication number: 20090001693
    Abstract: Airbag module to protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision comprising an expandable bag (11) with gas provided by a generator with, at least, one ventilation orifice (13) sealed with a patch that comprises an elastic membrane (25) destined to be broken as a result of pressure inside the bag (11) to allow gas discharge through the ventilation orifice (13), which is covered with a cover (21) secured to the bag (11) with, at least, one tearable seam (31); hence the opening of the ventilation orifice (13) occurs when the pressure inside the bag (11) is greater than the pressure required to break the membrane (25) plus the additional pressure necessary to tear the seam (31). The invention also comprises a procedure to manufacture the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Joana Francisca Tavares Da Silva Vinhas