Patents by Inventor Michael A. Macocha

Michael A. Macocha 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).

  • Integral head/torso airbag and knee airbag restraint system
    Patent number: 5775729
    Abstract: A trough-shaped airbag canister and module assembly has an integral diffuser and diverter for permitting simultaneous deployment of a head/torso airbag and a knee airbag. The integral diffuser and diverter in the canister diffuses a first portion of inflation gases from an inflator to a mouth of a head/torso airbag and diffuses and diverts a second portion of the inflation gases through a kneebag inflation port in a sidewall of the canister and into a mouth of a knee airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Schneider, Patrick G. Jarboe, Daniel J. Snyder, Michael A. Macocha