Patents by Inventor Michael J. Jasken

Michael J. Jasken 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).

  • Auto ignition package for an air bag inflator
    Patent number: 5100174
    Abstract: An inflator for inflating an air bag in a vehicle includes an inflator housing with an outer wall. A hermetically sealed canister is located in the housing. The canister has a first wall portion in thermal contact with the outer wall of the inflator housing. A body of gas generating material is disposed within the hermetically sealed canister. The gas generating material, when ignited, generates gas for inflating the air bag. An auto ignition packet including auto ignition material is secured within the hermetically sealed canister. The packet is in a recess in the canister in thermal contact with the first wall portion of the canister. The packet includes a flexible container, made of an air-permeable, fabric, sheet material, enclosing the auto ignition material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: TRW, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Jasken, Jerome W. Emery