Patents by Inventor Sean P. Meldrum

Sean P. Meldrum 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).

  • Passenger inflatable restraint control apparatus
    Patent number: 5866954
    Abstract: A key cylinder, upon receiving a valid key, inserted through the key cylinder, is disengaged from a cylinder lock enabling the key and the key cylinder to be rotated between two positions. During rotation, an arm on the key cylinder engages a contact carrier to switch a contactor mounted on the carrier between two positions breaking one contact and subsequently making another contact. The contacts provide output signals to a vehicle passenger restraint apparatus to selectively alternatively place the passenger restraint apparatus in an "on" or "off" state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: ITT Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Daniel, Sean P. Meldrum