Patents by Inventor Patricia Welsh

Patricia Welsh 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).

  • Expanding airbag inflator housing
    Patent number: 7370884
    Abstract: An airbag inflator diffusion system having a thin profile. The diffusion system includes an airbag inflator that is inserted into a sleeve. The sleeve has overlapping longitudinal edges positioned so that the sleeve tightly circumscribes the inflator. Engagement tabs are formed in one longitudinal edge of the sleeve and fold through perforations formed adjacent the other longitudinal edge. Upon activation of the inflator, the sleeve expands radially forming an exhaust passage through which exhaust gas may travel. The folded engagement tabs and their corresponding perforations limit the radial expansion of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus T. Clark, Steven L. Olsen, Nyle K. Longhurst, Mark L. King, Patricia A. Welsh
  • Expanding airbag inflator housing
    Publication number: 20050194771
    Abstract: An airbag inflator diffusion system having a thin profile is disclosed. The diffusion system includes an airbag inflator that is inserted into a sleeve. The sleeve has overlapping longitudinal edges positioned so that the sleeve tightly circumscribes the inflator. Engagement tabs are formed in one longitudinal edge of the sleeve and fold through perforations formed adjacent the other longitudinal edge. Upon activation of the inflator, the sleeve expands radially forming an exhaust passage through which exhaust gas may travel. The folded engagement tabs and their corresponding perforations limit the radial expansion of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Marcus Clark, Steven Olsen, Nyle Longhurst, Mark King, Patricia Welsh