Patents by Inventor José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira

José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira 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).

  • Airbag module for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 11697387
    Abstract: An airbag module for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The airbag module comprises a folded inflatable airbag, a fastening element for mounting the airbag on the vehicle, a mounting jacket in which the folded airbag is received and fixed, as well as an elongate flexible holding strap for positioning the airbag in its deployed inflated state. The holding strap extends from a first strap end fastened on the airbag to an opposite second strap end to which the fastening element is attached. In the folded state of the airbag, the holding strap is connected to the mounting jacket or is received in the mounting jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A., Safelife Industria de Componentes de Seguiranca Automovel S.A.
    Inventors: José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira, Pedro Jose Santín Navarro
  • Airbag, in particular for a side curtain airbag system, and vehicle safety system having such an airbag
    Patent number: 11390239
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira
  • AIRBAG MODULE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210387590
    Abstract: An airbag module for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The airbag module comprises a folded inflatable airbag, a fastening element for mounting the airbag on the vehicle, a mounting jacket in which the folded airbag is received and fixed, as well as an elongate flexible holding strap for positioning the airbag in its deployed inflated state. The holding strap extends from a first strap end fastened on the airbag to an opposite second strap end to which the fastening element is attached. In the folded state of the airbag, the holding strap is connected to the mounting jacket or is received in the mounting jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicants: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A., Safelife Industria de Componentes de Seguranca Automovel S.A.
    Inventors: José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira, Pedro Jose Santin Navarro
  • AIRBAG, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM HAVING SUCH AN AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20210197750
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira
  • Airbag, in particular for a side curtain airbag system, and vehicle safety system having such an airbag
    Patent number: 10967827
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA, S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira