Patents by Inventor Ray Evans

Ray Evans 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).

  • Controlled tether arrangement for an airbag
    Patent number: 7029027
    Abstract: An airbag door construction for airbag deployment comprising a hard instrument panel having a weakened area outlining at least a portion of an integrally molded airbag door. A reaction plate is attached to the underside of the panel at the airbag door location. A deployment chute is molded with the reaction plate and attached to the hard instrument panel just outboard of the outline of the airbag door. A tether is included that engages with the reaction plate whereupon airbag deployment the tether allows the airbag door/reaction plate welded combination to break loose from the hard instrument panel in a controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Collins & Aikman Automotive Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Gray, Bruce Batchelder, Jim Rogers, Ray Evans, Ulrich Weissert
  • Controlled tether arrangement for an airbag
    Publication number: 20040164525
    Abstract: An airbag door construction for airbag deployment comprising a hard instrument panel having a weakened area outlining at least a portion of an integrally molded airbag door. A reaction plate is attached to the underside of the panel at the airbag door location. A deployment chute is molded with the reaction plate and attached to the hard instrument panel just outboard of the outline of the airbag door. A tether is included that engages with the reaction plate whereupon airbag deployment the tether allows the airbag door/reaction plate welded combination to break loose from the hard instrument panel in a controlled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: John D. Gray, Bruce Batchelder, Jim Rogers, Ray Evans, Ulrich Weissert
  • Controlled tether arrangement for an airbag
    Patent number: 6719320
    Abstract: An airbag door construction for airbag deployment comprising a hard instrument panel having a weakened area outlining at least a portion of an integrally molded airbag door. A reaction plate is attached to the underside of the panel at the airbag door location. A deployment chute is molded with the reaction plate and attached to the hard instrument panel just outboard of the outline of the airbag door. A tether is included that engages with the reaction plate whereupon airbag deployment the tether allows the airbag door/reaction plate welded combination to break loose from the hard instrument panel in a controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Collins & Aikman Automotive Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Gray, Bruce Batchelder, Jim Rogers, Ray Evans, Ulrich Weissert
  • Controlled tether arrangement for an airbag
    Publication number: 20030184058
    Abstract: An airbag door construction for airbag deployment comprising a hard instrument panel having a weakened area outlining at least a portion of an integrally molded airbag door. A reaction plate is attached to the underside of the panel at the airbag door location. A deployment chute is molded with the reaction plate and attached to the hard instrument panel just outboard of the outline of the airbag door. A tether is included that engages with the reaction plate whereupon airbag deployment the tether allows the airbag door/reaction plate welded combination to break loose from the hard instrument panel in a controlled manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: John D. Gray, Bruce Batchelder, Jim Rogers, Ray Evans, Ulrich Weissert