Patents by Inventor Prabhakar M. Padiyar

Prabhakar M. Padiyar 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).

  • Airbag module
    Patent number: 8439396
    Abstract: An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain airbag configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior side of the vehicle; an inflator for providing inflation gas for the airbag; a housing configured to surround the airbag; and a strap configured to retain the airbag in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag; wherein at least one end of the strap is connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhakar M. Padiyar, Steve Moon, Jonathan McDonnell, Richard Bryan Cox, David L. Guyton, Nicholas S. Penchoff
  • AIRBAG MODULE
    Publication number: 20110101657
    Abstract: An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain airbag configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior side of the vehicle; an inflator for providing inflation gas for the airbag; a housing configured to surround the airbag; and a strap configured to retain the airbag in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag; wherein at least one end of the strap is connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Prabhakar M. Padiyar, Steve Moon, Jonathan McDonnell, Richard Bryan Cox, David L. Guyton, Nicholas S. Penchoff