Patents by Inventor Mike F. Fink

Mike F. Fink 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 airbag cushion and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 8047566
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an inflatable cushion for deployment along an interior side of a vehicle. In one exemplary embodiment the inflatable cushion has: an inflatable portion, the inflatable portion partially surrounding an area; a non-inflatable member secured to the inflatable portion and positioned in the area; and a retentive pocket formed by the non-inflatable member and the inflatable cushion, the retentive pocket having a periphery bounded on at least one side by the non-inflatable member and the non-inflatable member being configured such that a recessed area is formed in the retentive pocket, the recessed area being disposed within the periphery of the retentive pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nxgen Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William Abney, III, Dayne B. Hassett, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Douglas S. Weston, Mark T. Winters, Mike F. Fink
  • SIDE AIRBAG CUSHION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20100270781
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an inflatable cushion for deployment along an interior side of a vehicle. In one exemplary embodiment the inflatable cushion has: an inflatable portion, the inflatable portion partially surrounding an area; a non-inflatable member secured to the inflatable portion and positioned in the area; and a retentive pocket formed by the non-inflatable member and the inflatable cushion, the retentive pocket having a periphery bounded on at least one side by the non-inflatable member and the non-inflatable member being configured such that a recessed area is formed in the retentive pocket, the recessed area being disposed within the periphery of the retentive pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: William Abney, III, Dayne B. Hassett, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Douglas S. Weston, Mark T. Winters, Mike F. Fink
  • Side airbag cushion and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 7708308
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to an inflatable cushion for deployment along an interior side of a vehicle. In one exemplary embodiment the inflatable cushion has: an inflatable portion, the inflatable portion partially surrounding an area; a non-inflatable member secured to the inflatable portion and positioned in the area; and a retentive pocket formed by the non-inflatable member and the inflatable cushion, the retentive pocket having a periphery bounded on at least one side by the non-inflatable member and the non-inflatable member being configured such that a recessed area is formed in the retentive pocket, the recessed area being disposed within the periphery of the retentive pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Abney, III, Dayne B. Hassett, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Douglas S. Weston, Mark T. Winters, Mike F. Fink
  • Side curtain airbag with extended shoulder portion
    Patent number: 7618057
    Abstract: An inflatable cushion for a side of a vehicle, the inflatable cushion, comprising: a primary cushion chamber inflatable to a first position, the primary cushion chamber having an upper edge portion, a lower edge portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and a secondary cushion chamber inflatable to a second position, the secondary cushion chamber having a first section and a second section, the first section extending between the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion and the second section extending from the first section towards either the first end portion or the second end portion or towards both the first end portion or the second end portion and a portion of the second section being located below the lower edge portion when the secondary cushion chamber is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Douglas S. Weston, Mark T. Winters, Mike F. Fink, William Abney, III, Jeffrey A. Welch, Dayne B. Hassett
  • SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG WITH EXTENDED SHOULDER PORTION
    Publication number: 20080012275
    Abstract: An inflatable cushion for a side of a vehicle, the inflatable cushion, comprising: a primary cushion chamber inflatable to a first position, the primary cushion chamber having an upper edge portion, a lower edge portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and a secondary cushion chamber inflatable to a second position, the secondary cushion chamber having a first section and a second section, the first section extending between the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion and the second section extending from the first section towards either the first end portion or the second end portion or towards both the first end portion or the second end portion and a portion of the second section being located below the lower edge portion when the secondary cushion chamber is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Douglas S. Weston, Mark T. Winters, Mike F. Fink, William Abney, Jeffrey A. Welch, Dayne B. Hassett