Patents by Inventor Louella A. Patterson

Louella A. Patterson 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).

  • Side air bag assembly for vehicle seat
    Patent number: 8272665
    Abstract: A vehicle seat air bag assembly (17) having an air bag module (18) includes an air bag guide (44) that is foldable from a flexible sheet (46) to provide both left and right hand embodiments with connection of distal ends of the flexible sheet to each other after the folding fabrication. The air bag guide (44) guides an air bag (40) of the air bag module (18) during inflation and movement to and through a trim cover deployment seam (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Benedict J. Messina, William J. Paruszkiewicz, Tomas A. Welch, Sr., Paul S. Severinski, James B. Clauser, Louella A. Patterson
  • SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20120187664
    Abstract: A vehicle seat air bag assembly (17) having an air bag module (18) includes an air bag guide (44) that is foldable from a flexible sheet (46) to provide both left and right hand embodiments with connection of distal ends of the flexible sheet to each other after the folding fabrication. The air bag guide (44) guides an air bag (40) of the air bag module (18) during inflation and movement to and through a trim cover deployment seam (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benedict J. Messina, William J. Paruszkiewicz, Thomas A. Welch, SR., Paul S. Severinski, James B. Clauser, Louella A. Patterson