Patents by Inventor Shawn D. Burney

Shawn D. Burney 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 airbag module
    Patent number: 10363897
    Abstract: One general aspect includes an airbag module, including: a housing. The airbag module also includes a cushion disposed within the housing. The airbag module also includes a chute having a first side and a second side with a seam centrally formed therebetween, where each of the first and second sides include a plurality of fingers which operatively cooperate to define a track configured to slidably attach the housing to the chute such that the chute sufficiently encloses the cushion within the housing, and where the chute is configured to open during deployment of the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Citko, Shawn D. Burney, Christopher R. Phelps, Brian McPeck, Robert J. Schlenke, George Helou
  • PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE
    Publication number: 20190100164
    Abstract: One general aspect includes an airbag module, including: a housing. The airbag module also includes a cushion disposed within the housing. The airbag module also includes a chute having a first side and a second side with a seam centrally formed therebetween, where each of the first and second sides include a plurality of fingers which operatively cooperate to define a track configured to slidably attach the housing to the chute such that the chute sufficiently encloses the cushion within the housing, and where the chute is configured to open during deployment of the cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Steven M. Citko, Shawn D. Burney, Christopher R. Phelps, Brian McPeck, Robert J. Schlenke, George Helou