Patents by Inventor Stephen Stubbs

Stephen Stubbs 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).

  • Motor vehicle safety device
    Patent number: 7559572
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain having an upper edge and a lower edge. The upper edge is to be mounted within the interior of a motor vehicle. A first portion of an elongate, flexible element such as a cord extends from a mounting point on the lower edge over a pulley to a sliding ring. A second portion of the cord extends from the mounting point through a guide round a lower pulley through the ring to a lower anchoring point. As the inflatable element inflates so the mounting point on the lower edge moves downwardly, and a triangle of tension is created between the upper pulley, the lower pulley and the mounting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Tony Roberts, Stephen Stubbs, Conrad Fricke
  • Motor vehicle safety device
    Publication number: 20060012154
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain having an upper edge and a lower edge. The upper edge is to be mounted within the interior of a motor vehicle. A first portion of an elongate, flexible element such as a cord extends from a mounting point on the lower edge over a pulley to a sliding ring. A second portion of the cord extends from the mounting point through a guide round a lower pulley through the ring to a lower anchoring point. As the inflatable element inflates so the mounting point on the lower edge moves downwardly, and a triangle of tension is created between the upper pulley, the lower pulley and the mounting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Tony Roberts, Stephen Stubbs, Conrad Fricke