Patents by Inventor Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya

Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya 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: 11498508
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a roof-mounted airbag apparatus in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof, an instrument panel, and two passenger seats in a front row. The airbag apparatus includes an inflator and an airbag that is fluidly coupled to the inflator. The airbag is inflatable and deployable from the roof in an interior of the vehicle between the passenger seats and the instrument panel, and includes a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLGOIES, LLC, AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya, David W. Schneider, Frank Herzenstiel
  • Publication number: 20220314920
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a roof-mounted airbag apparatus in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a roof, an instrument panel, and two passenger seats in a front row. The airbag apparatus includes an inflator and an airbag that is fluidly coupled to the inflator. The airbag is inflatable and deployable from the roof in an interior of the vehicle between the passenger seats and the instrument panel, and includes a cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya, David W. Schneider, Frank Herzenstiel
  • Patent number: 10625701
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof. The vehicle includes a front seat and a rear seat facing each other. The vehicle includes an airbag inflatable from the roof to an inflated position between the front seat and the rear seat. The airbag, in the inflated position, includes a first inflated leg, a second inflated leg spaced from the first inflated leg, and an inflated arced member extending from the first inflated leg to the second inflated leg, the inflated arced member including a top panel and a bottom panel spaced from each other and each arcing downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jaeho Cho, Robert William McCoy, Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya
  • Patent number: 10589708
    Abstract: An assembly includes a seat. The assembly includes a housing. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position having a first inflatable leg and a second inflatable leg extending from the housing, and an inflatable member extending from the first inflatable leg to the second inflatable leg. The assembly includes a tether having a first end fixed to the first inflatable leg and a second end spaced from the first end and the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jaeho Cho, Robert W. McCoy, Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya
  • Publication number: 20190217804
    Abstract: An assembly includes a seat. The assembly includes a housing. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position having a first inflatable leg and a second inflatable leg extending from the housing, and an inflatable member extending from the first inflatable leg to the second inflatable leg. The assembly includes a tether having a first end fixed to the first inflatable leg and a second end spaced from the first end and the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jaeho Cho, Robert W. McCoy, Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya
  • Publication number: 20190202391
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof. The vehicle includes a front seat and a rear seat facing each other. The vehicle includes an airbag inflatable from the roof to an inflated position between the front seat and the rear seat. The airbag, in the inflated position, includes a first inflated leg, a second inflated leg spaced from the first inflated leg, and an inflated arced member extending from the first inflated leg to the second inflated leg, the inflated arced member including a top panel and a bottom panel spaced from each other and each arcing downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jaeho Cho, Robert William McCoy, Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya
  • Patent number: 10266145
    Abstract: Inflatable frontal restraint air cushions, or frontal curtain airbags, are disclosed herein. An occupant impact zone is formed by an opening at an inner area of the frontal restraint air cushion extending from a rearward surface to a forward surface, the opening defining a free end of the occupant impact zone and a fixed end of the occupant impact zone such that the free end is pivotable relative to the fixed end. The occupant impact zone is to deflect forward with impact of the head of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donald James Paxton, Frank Herzenstiel, Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya
  • Publication number: 20190016291
    Abstract: Inflatable frontal restraint air cushions, or frontal curtain airbags, are disclosed herein. An occupant impact zone is formed by an opening at an inner area of the frontal restraint air cushion extending from a rearward surface to a forward surface, the opening defining a free end of the occupant impact zone and a fixed end of the occupant impact zone such that the free end is pivotable relative to the fixed end. The occupant impact zone is to deflect forward with impact of the head of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicants: Autoliv ASP, Inc., FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Donald James Paxton, Frank Herzenstiel, Mangala Ambalangodage Jayasuriya