Patents by Inventor Kyle J. Kakstis

Kyle J. Kakstis 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).

  • Coupling assembly
    Patent number: 9233721
    Abstract: A coupling assembly includes a hook, a base defining a base cavity, a link interconnecting the hook and the base, and a fastener movably coupled to the base. The fastener is movable relative to the base along an axis between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the fastener extends through the base cavity. In the unlocked position, the fastener is outside the base cavity. The coupling assembly further includes a casing fixed to the base such that the base remains stationary relative to the casing. The fastener is partially disposed within the casing. The coupling assembly also includes a biasing member operatively coupled between the casing and the fastener such that the biasing member biases the fastener toward the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Kyle J. Kakstis
  • COUPLING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150291230
    Abstract: A coupling assembly includes a hook, a base defining a base cavity, a link interconnecting the hook and the base, and a fastener movably coupled to the base. The fastener is movable relative to the base along an axis between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the fastener extends through the base cavity. In the unlocked position, the fastener is outside the base cavity. The coupling assembly further includes a casing fixed to the base such that the base remains stationary relative to the casing. The fastener is partially disposed within the casing. The coupling assembly also includes a biasing member operatively coupled between the casing and the fastener such that the biasing member biases the fastener toward the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Kyle J. Kakstis
  • Deployment control device for airbag
    Patent number: 7695013
    Abstract: An airbag assembly for protecting a vehicle occupant includes an airbag and a deployment control device provided adjacent at least a portion of the airbag. The device includes a tear seam and is configured to restrain deployment of the airbag toward the occupant thereby causing the airbag to inflate laterally with respect to the occupant until the tear seam is torn by the force of the inflating airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle J. Kakstis, Stephanie M. McFadden
  • Deployment control device for airbag
    Publication number: 20090289441
    Abstract: An airbag assembly for protecting a vehicle occupant includes an airbag and a deployment control device provided adjacent at least a portion of the airbag. The device includes a tear seam and is configured to restrain deployment of the airbag toward the occupant thereby causing the airbag to inflate laterally with respect to the occupant until the tear seam is torn by the force of the inflating airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Kyle J. Kakstis, Stephanie M. McFadden