Patents by Inventor Pedro José Santín Navarro

Pedro José Santín Navarro 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).

  • Patent number: 11878648
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle, comprising a central airbag installed in the area of a vehicle roof liner between two vehicle seats. At least one holding arrangement is fastened by a first end to the airbag and by a second end to a vehicle structure such that the holding arrangement retains the airbag in an inflated state in a holding position in which the airbag can laterally support a vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro José Santín Navarro, Maria Crespo Vizán, Óscar Ugarte Alba
  • Patent number: 11801803
    Abstract: In a method of folding a curtain-type side airbag to form an elongate airbag package which defines a longitudinal direction, in one folding step at least portions of the side airbag are rolled around a first winding axis. In another folding step, at least portions of the side airbag are rolled around a second winding axis which is at an angle between 0° and 180° with the first winding axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A.
    Inventor: Pedro José Santín Navarro
  • Publication number: 20230286459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting device (10) for a vehicle interior lining (95) for mounting to a vehicle body (90). According to the invention, the mounting device (10) comprises a mounting slide (20) that is configured for mounting a tether (60) of an airbag (85), wherein the mounting slide (20) can be actuated by the tether (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Pedro José SANTÍN NAVARRO
  • Patent number: 11697387
    Abstract: An airbag module for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The airbag module comprises a folded inflatable airbag, a fastening element for mounting the airbag on the vehicle, a mounting jacket in which the folded airbag is received and fixed, as well as an elongate flexible holding strap for positioning the airbag in its deployed inflated state. The holding strap extends from a first strap end fastened on the airbag to an opposite second strap end to which the fastening element is attached. In the folded state of the airbag, the holding strap is connected to the mounting jacket or is received in the mounting jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A., Safelife Industria de Componentes de Seguiranca Automovel S.A.
    Inventors: José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira, Pedro Jose Santín Navarro
  • Patent number: 11535187
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an airbag module that comprises an inflatable airbag, an inflator for inflating the airbag and a plurality of securing units for attaching the airbag module to a vehicle. The airbag has a C-shaped configuration including two juxtaposed legs in an imaginary cross-sectional plane that is transverse to its longitudinal extension. The disclosed design of the airbag is configured to improve deployment behavior such that in a mounting situation of the airbag 10 a central plane defined between the two legs intersects a vertical plane extending through the longitudinal extension of the airbag. A manufacturing method for an airbag module is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santín Navarro, Miguel Sobradelo Sineiro
  • Publication number: 20220388474
    Abstract: In a method of folding a curtain-type side airbag to form an elongate airbag package which defines a longitudinal direction, in one folding step at least portions of the side airbag are rolled around a first winding axis. In another folding step, at least portions of the side airbag are rolled around a second winding axis which is at an angle between 0° and 180° with the first winding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Pedro José Santín Navarro
  • Patent number: 11498510
    Abstract: An airbag unit comprising an airbag (22) folded or rolled into an elongate package as well as a wrapping (28) holding the package in the folded state includes a fold-back longitudinal end (36) of the package. Apart from a first tearing line (32) through which the airbag (22) leaves the wrapping (28), in the area of the bending point (38) the wrapping (28) has a second tearing line (50) which provides for better gas flow to the fold-back package portion (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro José Santin Navarro, Estér Sanchez Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11390239
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20220212625
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle, comprising a central airbag installed in the area of a vehicle roof liner between two vehicle seats. At least one holding arrangement is fastened by a first end to the airbag and by a second end to a vehicle structure such that the holding arrangement retains the airbag in an inflated state in a holding position in which the airbag can laterally support a vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Pedro José Santín Navarro, Maria Crespo Vizán, Óscar Ugarte Alba
  • Patent number: 11370379
    Abstract: A mounting element (1) for vehicle-side assembly of an airbag module (100) is suggested with at least one mounting plate (3) adapted to be mounted on the vehicle side which in its plate plane (E) can be non-rotatably coupled to an airbag (2), wherein the mounting plate (3) includes an extension (4) through which the mounting element (1) can be fixed, perpendicularly to the plate plane (E), non-rotatably to the airbag (2) or to a retaining element (9) maintaining the latter in its folded state. Furthermore, an airbag module (100) is suggested with an airbag (2), an inflator for providing inflating gas for the airbag (2) and at least one mounting element (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A.
    Inventors: Maria del Pilar Abelenda Alcalde, Jose Manuel Arean Bujan, Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Philippe Shneeweiss
  • Publication number: 20210402947
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an airbag module that comprises an inflatable airbag, an inflator for inflating the airbag and a plurality of securing units for attaching the airbag module to a vehicle. The airbag has a C-shaped configuration including two juxtaposed legs in an imaginary cross-sectional plane that is transverse to its longitudinal extension. The disclosed design of the airbag is configured to improve deployment behavior such that in a mounting situation of the airbag 10 a central plane defined between the two legs intersects a vertical plane extending through the longitudinal extension of the airbag. A manufacturing method for an airbag module is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Dalphi Metal Espana S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santín Navarro, Miguel Sobradelo Sineiro
  • Publication number: 20210394700
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a side airbag for a vehicle safety system of an automotive vehicle including an autonomously driving vehicle. The side airbag comprises at least one inflatable area and at least one non-inflatable area which subdivides the inflatable area and forms at least one adaptive deployment portion which, regarding its deployment shape, automatically and adaptively adapts to the position of an assigned vehicle seat. Further, a vehicle safety system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Dalphi Metal Espana, S. A.
    Inventor: Pedro Jose Santín Navarro
  • Publication number: 20210387590
    Abstract: An airbag module for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The airbag module comprises a folded inflatable airbag, a fastening element for mounting the airbag on the vehicle, a mounting jacket in which the folded airbag is received and fixed, as well as an elongate flexible holding strap for positioning the airbag in its deployed inflated state. The holding strap extends from a first strap end fastened on the airbag to an opposite second strap end to which the fastening element is attached. In the folded state of the airbag, the holding strap is connected to the mounting jacket or is received in the mounting jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicants: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A., Safelife Industria de Componentes de Seguranca Automovel S.A.
    Inventors: José Miguel Fernandes Oliveira, Pedro Jose Santin Navarro
  • Patent number: 11192516
    Abstract: An airbag comprises a front panel (22), a rear panel (24) and an additional panel (26), the front panel (22) and the rear panel (24) being directly connected to each other in a first circumferential portion (28) and the front panel (22) being connected to the additional panel (26) and the additional panel (26) being connected to the rear panel (24) in a second circumferential portion (30). Further, an airbag module (16), a vehicle (10) and a method of manufacturing the airbag (18) are shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA S.A.
    Inventor: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro
  • Publication number: 20210197750
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira
  • Patent number: 10967827
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA, S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira
  • Patent number: 10814825
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (12) for an automotive vehicle (10) comprising an airbag fabric (24) forming at least one airbag wall (26, 28) and an elongate flexible tether (20) for positioning the airbag (12) in its deployed state which extends from a first tether end (30) associated with the airbag fabric (24) to an opposite second tether end (32), wherein at the first tether end (30) the tether (20) is tightly sewn to the airbag fabric (24) by a fastening seam (36) and wherein the airbag fabric (24) includes a fabric reinforcing seam (38) which encloses at least part of the fastening seam (36). The invention further relates to a method of mounting a tether (20) on the airbag fabric (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA, S.A.
    Inventors: Rui Maximino, Elsa Moreira, Fatima Sepulveda, Philippe Schneeweiss, Pilar Abelenda, Pedro Jose Santin Navarro
  • Publication number: 20200307500
    Abstract: An airbag comprises a front panel (22), a rear panel (24) and an additional panel (26), the front panel (22) and the rear panel (24) being directly connected to each other in a first circumferential portion (28) and the front panel (22) being connected to the additional panel (26) and the additional panel (26) being connected to the rear panel (24) in a second circumferential portion (30). Further, an airbag module (16), a vehicle (10) and a method of manufacturing the airbag (18) are shown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro
  • Publication number: 20200180541
    Abstract: A mounting element (1) for vehicle-side assembly of an airbag module (100) is suggested with at least one mounting plate (3) adapted to be mounted on the vehicle side which in its plate plane (E) can be non-rotatably coupled to an airbag (2), wherein the mounting plate (3) includes an extension (4) through which the mounting element (1) can be fixed, perpendicularly to the plate plane (E), non-rotatably to the airbag (2) or to a retaining element (9) maintaining the latter in its folded state. Furthermore, an airbag module (100) is suggested with an airbag (2), an inflator for providing inflating gas for the airbag (2) and at least one mounting element (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Maria del Pilar Abelenda Alcalde, Jose Manuel Arean Bujan, Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Philippe Shneeweiss
  • Publication number: 20200047700
    Abstract: An airbag module for an automotive vehicle includes an inflator, a holder for the inflator and a folded airbag which is inflatable by means of the inflator in the case of release so that the airbag may deploy. The airbag module may further include at least one magnetic fastening element by means of which the airbag module is adapted to be fastened to a vehicle body of the automotive vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Dalphi Metal España S. A.
    Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Pilar Abelenda Abelenda, Patricia Bouzas Tobio