Patents by Inventor Paul G. Curry

Paul G. Curry 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).

  • Valve with high temperature rating
    Patent number: 7571893
    Abstract: A valve comprises a valve seat and a movable diaphragm. The valve seat defines a fluid orifice and is formed at least partially of polybenzimidazole. The diaphragm is sized and configured to bear against the fluid orifice to substantially block fluid flow through the orifice. The valve is advantageously used in a hot zone of a semiconductor processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: ASM America, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl L. White, Paul G. Curry
  • VALVE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE RATING
    Publication number: 20080116411
    Abstract: A valve comprises a valve seat and a movable diaphragm. The valve seat defines a fluid orifice and is formed at least partially of polybenzimidazole. The diaphragm is sized and configured to bear against the fluid orifice to substantially block fluid flow through the orifice. The valve is advantageously used in a hot zone of a semiconductor processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: ASM AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Carl L. White, Paul G. Curry
  • Bumper airbag with multiple chambers
    Patent number: 7036844
    Abstract: A multi-chambered bumper airbag for deployment from the bumper of a vehicle in the event of a collision with another vehicle is provided. The airbag comprises a main inflatable portion that, when inflated, absorbs the energy from contact with a structural member of the struck vehicle. The airbag also has one or more secondary inflatable portions concentric with the main inflatable portion. Because the secondary inflatable portions have a lower gas pressure than the main inflatable portion, they are used to cushion the occupant of the struck vehicle should the occupants' head and neck be forced out of the window of the struck vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Universal Propulsion Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Hammer, Larry K. Hansen, Deborah L. Kalisz, Paul G. Curry, Wesley Pack, Saeed David Barbat, Priyaranjan Prasad
  • Bumper airbag and system
    Patent number: 6923483
    Abstract: An airbag (10) for mounting in the bumper (18) of a motor vehicle (12) is provided. The airbag can have an up-side-down “L” shape or a cylindrical shape. Further, multiple bags can be combined within one system. The airbag is configured to cover substantially the width of the vehicle upon deployment and also provide protection to the occupant of a struck vehicle (36) in the event the occupant is partially expelled from the struck vehicle in the direction of the bag. The airbag is combined with an inflation (23), collision sensor (34) and an electronic control unit (38) to form the airbag system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Universal Propulsion Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul G. Curry, Wesley Pack, Steve Hailstone, Jeffrey A. Baker, Robert V. McClenathan, Michael T. Vecchio, Saeed David Barbat, Priyaranjan Prasad
  • Bumper airbag with multiple chambers
    Publication number: 20040169362
    Abstract: A multi-chambered bumper airbag for deployment from the bumper of a vehicle in the event of a collision with another vehicle is provided. The airbag comprises a main inflatable portion that, when inflated, absorbs the energy from contact with a structural member of the struck vehicle. The airbag also has one or more secondary inflatable portion concentric with the main inflatable portion. Because the secondary inflatable portions have a lower gas pressure than the main inflatable portion, they are used to cushion the occupant of the struck vehicle should the occupants' head and neck be forced out of the window of the struck vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: David R. Hammer, Larry K. Hansen, Deborah L. Kalisz, Paul G. Curry, Wesley Pack, Saeed D. Barbat, Priya Prasad