Patents by Inventor Mark Horton

Mark Horton 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).

  • Publication number: 20040177515
    Abstract: A cutting device for food products having a handle, a neck portion, and a circular cutting blade. The handle is generally curved relative to its longitudinal axis and includes a top surface with a finger stop, the finger stop engaging a user's index finger during use. The handle length is sized in proportion to a typical user's hand so that a free end of the handle is proximate the user's palm. During use, the user's index finger engages a finger stop and a top surface of the handle. A method of using such a flat food item cutting device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Mark Horton
  • Patent number: 6709009
    Abstract: The airbag module has a base plate, two inflators, a top plate and two airbags. The inflators are mounted into the base plate and the airbags are secured to the base plate via top plates. The first airbag has substantially an “L” cross section in its deployed state. The second airbag is adjacent to the first airbag and while both bags are deployed, there is substantially no gap between the first and second airbags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Michael, Mark Horton, Lisa Williams, Favio A. Hiciano
  • Publication number: 20040046369
    Abstract: The airbag module has a base plate, two inflators, a top plate and two airbags. The inflators are mounted into the base plate and the airbags are secured to the base plate via top plates. The first airbag has substantially an “L” cross section in its deployed state. The second airbag is adjacent to the first airbag and while both bags are deployed, there is substantially no gap between the first and second airbags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Dennis Michael, Mark Horton, Lisa Williams, Favio A. Hiciano
  • Patent number: 6629703
    Abstract: A cold gas inflator having an opening device for rupturing a burst disk. The cold gas inflator is filled with stored gas. The cold gas inflator has a burst disk, which prevents the stored gas from exiting the pressure vessel. In the event of a automobile accident, the opening device is actuated, which causes the ignition of pyrotechnic material. This ignition generates a shockwave of sufficient energy to rupture the burst disk. The stored gas flows into the diffuser and then exits the cold gas inflator in the radial direction. In another embodiment, the stored gas exits the cold gas inflator in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Horton, Kimberly Ritter, William Francis McLeod, II, Michael Eugene Kelley, Michael K. Dennis, Richard Mead Townsend
  • Publication number: 20030111831
    Abstract: A cold gas inflator having an opening device for rupturing a burst disk. The cold gas inflator is filled with stored gas. The cold gas inflator has a burst disk, which prevents the stored gas from exiting the pressure vessel. In the event of a automobile accident, the opening device is actuated, which causes the ignition of pyrotechnic material. This ignition generates a shockwave of sufficient energy to rupture the burst disk. The stored gas flows into the diffuser and then exits the cold gas inflator in the radial direction. In another embodiment, the stored gas exits the cold gas inflator in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Horton, Kimberly Ritter, William Francis McLeod, Michael Eugene Kelley, Michael K. Dennis, Richard Mead Townsend