Patents by Inventor Ralf Haibach

Ralf Haibach 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).

  • Hinge mechanism for inflatable restraint apparatus
    Patent number: 7210700
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint apparatus provides deployment in a very short duration while at the same time controlling and decelerating the moving parts upon deployment. The apparatus includes an interior panel and an airbag deployment door formed in the interior panel and designed to break free from the panel upon deployment of the airbag. An airbag chute is suitably supported behind the employment door and directs deployment of the airbag outwardly towards the deployment door. A metal hinge connects the airbag chute and the deployment door, and is structured to control and decelerate the door during deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Bernard Zagrodnicki, David Charre, Gregory Stamm, Marc Moreau, Ralf Haibach
  • Hinge mechanism for inflatable restraint apparatus
    Publication number: 20060043701
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint apparatus provides deployment in a very short duration while at the same time controlling and decelerating the moving parts upon deployment. The apparatus includes an interior panel and an airbag deployment door formed in the interior panel and designed to break free from the panel upon deployment of the airbag. An airbag chute is suitably supported behind the employment door and directs deployment of the airbag outwardly towards the deployment door. A metal hinge connects the airbag chute and the deployment door, and is structured to control and decelerate the door during deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Bernard Zagrodnicki, David Charre, Gregory Stamm, Marc Moreau, Ralf Haibach