Patents by Inventor John Zlotecki

John Zlotecki 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).

  • Inflatable restraint system and method of deployment
    Patent number: 6616182
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint assembly and method of deploying an inflatable restraint assembly in a vehicle includes a support structure mounted below an opening in the instrument panel adapted to receive an air bag deployment door. An air bag module includes a deployable air bag disposed within an air bag housing pivotally mounted to the support structure. An air bag deployment door is pivotally mounted to the housing of the air bag module and is movable between an installed position mounted adjacent the opening in the instrument panel and a deployed position wherein the door is received within the cavity in the instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Janice L Woolley, John Zlotecki
  • INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20030151238
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint assembly and method of deploying an inflatable restraint assembly in a vehicle includes a support structure mounted below an opening in the instrument panel adapted to receive an air bag deployment door. An air bag module includes a deployable air bag disposed within an air bag housing pivotally mounted to the support structure. An air bag deployment door is pivotally mounted to the housing of the air bag module and is movable between an installed position mounted adjacent the opening in the instrument panel and a deployed position wherein the door is received within the cavity in the instrument panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Janice L. Woolley, John Zlotecki