Patents by Inventor Shirley M. Young

Shirley M. Young 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).

  • Patent number: 6039341
    Abstract: An air bag module comprises an air bag, an air bag mounting bracket and a unitary flexible plastic housing having a front, opposed sides, a top, a bottom, a rear opening, and an integral door connected to each opposed side by a flexible hinge. The doors are sized to overlap and close the opening when folded closed. The mounting bracket includes a pair of spaced T-shaped tabs, and vehicle attachment portions extending from each end. A pair of upper and lower spaced slots are formed in each door and are slightly offset from alignment with each other and with one of the tabs when folded. The housing top and bottom adjacent the rear opening is relieved to create an opening to accommodate the vehicle attachment portions when the doors are closed. The housing may be deformed by manually squeezing the sides to align the slots to enable the tab head to protrude through the aligned slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Harvey Doxey, Shirley M. Young