Patents by Inventor Steve Hammer

Steve Hammer 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).

  • Publication number: 20080265084
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing stabilizer material is provided. The apparatus includes one or more spools and stabilizer material. The stabilizer material is disposed around at least one of the one or more spools. The apparatus also includes a dispenser containing the one or more spools and the stabilizer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Hammer, Steve Hammer
  • Patent number: 6886855
    Abstract: Gas generant filter assemblies and related combinations, including airbag inflator devices, are provided which assemblies include a tubular wall portion with a sleeve member and a central opening adapted to at least in part contain a supply of gas generant material reactable to produce reaction products including a quantity of gas. The assemblies also include a closure such as disposed within the central opening at the second end of the central opening. The sleeve member is shapeable to form a plurality of retention tabs effective to secure the closure within the central opening at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake L. Cheal, John D. Kemp, Steve Hammer
  • Patent number: 6739621
    Abstract: Inflator device assemblies wherein an igniter composition used to ignite an associated gas generant material is provided on a selected surface, such as on a damper pad, within the inflator device. Suitable igniter compositions may include a silicone resin additive effective to adhere the igniter composition to a surface within the inflator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Parkinson, Steven B. Kenney, Gregg Hess, Steve Hammer, Ivan V. Mendenhall
  • Publication number: 20030222443
    Abstract: Gas generant filter assemblies and related combinations, including airbag inflator devices, are provided which assemblies include a tubular wall portion with a sleeve member and a central opening adapted to at least in part contain a supply of gas generant material reactable to produce reaction products including a quantity of gas. The assemblies also include a closure such as disposed within the central opening at the second end of the central opening. The sleeve member is shapeable to form a plurality of retention tabs effective to secure the closure within the central opening at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Blake L. Cheal, John D. Kemp, Steve Hammer
  • Publication number: 20030121578
    Abstract: Inflator device assemblies wherein an igniter composition used to ignite an associated gas generant material is provided on a selected surface, such as on a damper pad, within the inflator device. Suitable igniter compositions may include a silicone resin additive effective to adhere the igniter composition to a surface within the inflator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: David W. Parkinson, Steven B. Kenney, Gregg Hess, Steve Hammer, Ivan V. Mendenhall
  • Patent number: 6527297
    Abstract: Inflator device assemblies wherein an igniter composition used to ignite an associated gas generant material is provided on a selected surface, such as on a damper pad, within the inflator device. Suitable igniter compositions may include a silicone resin additive effective to adhere the igniter composition to a surface within the inflator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Parkinson, Steven B. Kenney, Gregg Hess, Steve Hammer, Ivan V. Mendenhall