Patents by Inventor Pat Atkinson

Pat Atkinson 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).

  • Upward deploying inflatable knee bolster with mechanical guides
    Patent number: 7048298
    Abstract: A knee bolster for a vehicle has an air bag and an air bag inflator. The air bag has an inflated condition and a deflated condition. The air bag is attached to the knee bolster, which is moveable with the air bag. The knee bolster may move from an unactuated position when the air bag is in the deflated condition to an actuated position when the air bag is inflated. A guide structure, which is attached to the knee bolster directs the bolster along a linear path from the unactuated position to the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Arwood, Eric Baumbach, Robert Block, John Cooper, Kaustubh Bedekar, Pat Atkinson
  • Upward deploying inflatable knee bolster with mechanical guides
    Publication number: 20050062264
    Abstract: A knee bolster for a vehicle has an air bag and an air bag inflator. The air bag has an inflated condition and a deflated condition. The air bag is attached to the knee bolster, which is moveable with the air bag. The knee bolster may move from an unactuated position when the air bag is in the deflated condition to an actuated position when the air bag is inflated. A guide structure, which is attached to the knee bolster directs the bolster along a linear path from the unactuated position to the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Arwood, Eric Baumbach, Robert Block, John Cooper, Kaustubh Bedekar, Pat Atkinson