Patents by Inventor Kevin Keeslar

Kevin Keeslar 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: 8469397
    Abstract: Stitch patterns for inflatable personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods. A stitch pattern between a web of a restraint and an airbag mounted to the restraint has a continuous, or curvilinear pattern to reduce stress concentrations. The stitch pattern can be applied to the web, the airbag, and a gas tube in a single stitching procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: AmSafe, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Baca, Kevin Keeslar
  • Publication number: 20120261911
    Abstract: Stitch patterns for inflatable personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods. A stitch pattern between a web of a restraint and an airbag mounted to the restraint has a continuous, or curvilinear pattern to reduce stress concentrations. The stitch pattern can be applied to the web, the airbag, and a gas tube in a single stitching procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: AmSafe, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Baca, Kevin Keeslar
  • Patent number: 7980590
    Abstract: Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. An inflatable restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion coupled to a vehicle and is configured to extend around a portion of the occupant. The restraint system further includes a gas source that is also carried by the web. The gas source is operably coupled to the airbag to inflate the airbag in the event of a rapid deceleration or other dynamic event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: AmSafe, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nick Foubert, Kevin Keeslar
  • Patent number: 7665761
    Abstract: Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. A personal restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion operably coupled to the vehicle and is configured to extend around a portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a first inflatable chamber in fluid communication with a second inflatable chamber. The first inflatable chamber extends adjacent to a portion of the web when inflated, and the second inflatable chamber extends outwardly from the first inflatable chamber adjacent to a portion of the occupant when inflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: AmSafe, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Green, Kevin Keeslar
  • Publication number: 20090236828
    Abstract: Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. An inflatable restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion coupled to a vehicle and is configured to extend around a portion of the occupant. The restraint system further includes a gas source that is also carried by the web. The gas source is operably coupled to the airbag to inflate the airbag in the event of a rapid deceleration or other dynamic event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel Nick Foubert, Kevin Keeslar
  • Publication number: 20050067820
    Abstract: A safety bag comprising a lower portion secured to a lap belt proximate an inflation source, a middle section and an upper section. The upper section is folded into the middle section and the middle section and upper section are folded into the lower section. When the bag inflates, the lower section first inflates to one side away from the inflation source, the middle section next inflates at approximately a right angle to the lower section, and the upper section inflates last back towards the inflation source. Upon inflation, the bag assumes approximately a “C-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Kevin Keeslar, Daniel Foubert