Patents by Inventor Kimberly L. Ikirt

Kimberly L. Ikirt 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).

  • Passenger airbag snap-on deployment door
    Patent number: 5445409
    Abstract: An airbag module for a vehicle includes a deployment door which snap-fittingly engages the module's container through mating hooks and slots without the need for accessory fastening devices. The deployment door includes a pair of legs which extend along-side the container and exhibits a plurality of tabs which are biased into engagement with the container to releasibly secure the deployment door on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Abramczyk, Kimberly L. Ikirt
  • Air bag module
    Patent number: 5364123
    Abstract: A air bag module for use in an automobile supplemental passenger restraint system. The air bag module includes a housing serving as a reaction device that contains an inflator, an air bag retainer engaging the inflator, and a folded air bag cushion connected to the air bag retainer. The housing is closed by a cover that serves as a deployment door for the air bag cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Abramczyk, Kimberly L. Ikirt