Patents by Inventor Samuel D. Kampondeni

Samuel D. Kampondeni 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).

  • Supplemental restraint system and associated methods
    Patent number: 9010808
    Abstract: A supplemental restraint system comprises a channel adapted to receive a seat belt, a first flange adapted to retain the seat belt formed on a first edge of the channel, a second flange adapted to retain the seat belt formed on a second edge of the channel opposite the first edge, and a pad connected to a bottom surface of the channel. The pad may have an internal compartment adapted to contain a pressurized fluid or may have a compressive element disposed therein. The pad may have a width between two-times and four-times a width of the seat belt. The supplemental restraint system may be deployed, both in a shoulder restraint segment of the seat belt and in a lap belt segment of the seat belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Samuel D. Kampondeni
  • SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140265287
    Abstract: A supplemental restraint system comprises a channel adapted to receive a seat belt, a first flange adapted to retain the seat belt formed on a first edge of the channel, a second flange adapted to retain the seat belt formed on a second edge of the channel opposite the first edge, and a pad connected to a bottom surface of the channel. The pad may have an internal compartment adapted to contain a pressurized fluid or may have a compressive element disposed therein. The pad may have a width between two-times and four-times a width of the seat belt. The supplemental restraint system may be deployed, both in a shoulder restraint segment of the seat belt and in a lap belt segment of the seat belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Samuel D. Kampondeni