Patents by Inventor Roy FARRINGTON

Roy FARRINGTON 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 device for a vehicle bonnet
    Patent number: 9950689
    Abstract: An airbag device for installing in a bonnet of a vehicle to manage energy transferred during an impact with a pedestrian. In one aspect, the airbag device comprises a housing containing an airbag and a deployable cover panel, wherein the cover panel includes an outer member coupled to a carrier member, wherein the carrier member is coupled to the airbag housing and configured to separate from the airbag housing upon inflation of the airbag. In another aspect, the airbag device comprises an airbag housing and a cover panel, the cover panel being separable from and tethered to the housing so as to limit displacement of the cover from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventor: Roy Farrington
  • AIRBAG DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE BONNET
    Publication number: 20160200286
    Abstract: An airbag device for installing in a bonnet of a vehicle to manage energy transferred during an impact with a pedestrian. In one aspect, the airbag device comprises a housing containing an airbag and a deployable cover panel, wherein the cover panel includes an outer member coupled to a carrier member, wherein the carrier member is coupled to the airbag housing and configured to separate from the airbag housing upon inflation of the airbag. In another aspect, the airbag device comprises an airbag housing and a cover panel, the cover panel being separable from and tethered to the housing so as to limit displacement of the cover from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Roy FARRINGTON