Patents by Inventor Russel E. Stein

Russel E. Stein 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).

  • Vehicle occupant protection apparatus
    Patent number: 5897134
    Abstract: A deployment structure (32) encloses and conceals an inflator (20) and an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) in a vehicle. The deployment structure (32) is a unitary plastic part defining a deployment door (86) having a Class A surface (76). The unitary plastic part further defines a mounting flap (114) having an aperture (126), and another mounting flap (116) having another aperture (128). The mounting flaps (114 and 116) are movable relative to one another to positions in which the apertures (126 and 128) are aligned to receive a mounting stud (36) which supports the inflator (20) and the protection device (12) in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Russel E. Stein, Edward F. Elmer, Matthew C. Bollaert, Matthew J. Ferguson