Patents by Inventor Steven A. Damian

Steven A. Damian 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion
    Patent number: 6932384
    Abstract: An air bag module, having a housing with at least one vent opening; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; a deployable member being configured to cover the at least one vent opening; a tether element being secured to the inflatable cushion at one end and the deployable member at the other; an actuator adapted to restrain or release the tether element wherein the deployable member is pulled away from the at least one vent opening when the actuator releases the tether, the at least one vent opening is in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion when the deployable member is pulled away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan T. Waid, James L. Webber, Steven A. Damian, James K. Conlee
  • Air bag housing and method of making
    Publication number: 20050082795
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a passenger airbag housing using a continuous flow or constant cross-section process, the process will enable maximum design flexibility when multiple materials are capable of being used. The method will have a short design and tooling lead-time providing lean processing and a common footprint over a family of designs. A method of structurally reinforcing a passenger air bag housing by inserting a structural member into the continuous flow or constant cross-section process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Carl Visconti, Ryan Pinsenschaum, Steven Damian
  • Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion
    Patent number: 6869103
    Abstract: An airbag module, having a housing; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; a tension device; a tether element being secured to the inflatable cushion at one end and the tension device at the other; the tension device applies tension to the tether after the inflatable cushion is inflated to a first configuration by the inflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn G. Ryan, Steven A. Damian
  • Air bag housing and method of making
    Patent number: 6834883
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a passenger airbag housing using a continuous flow or constant cross-section process, the process will enable maximum design flexibility when multiple materials are capable of being used. The method will have a short design and tooling lead-time providing lean processing and a common footprint over a family of designs. A method of structurally reinforcing a passenger air bag housing by inserting a structural member into the continuous flow or constant cross-section process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl H. Visconti, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Steven A. Damian
  • Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion
    Publication number: 20040113404
    Abstract: An airbag module, having a housing; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; a tension device; a tether element being secured to the inflatable cushion at one end and the tension device at the other; the tension device applies tension to the tether after the inflatable cushion is inflated to a first configuration by the inflator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Shawn G. Ryan, Steven A. Damian
  • Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion
    Publication number: 20040094941
    Abstract: An air bag module, having a housing with at least one vent opening; an inflatable cushion being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; a deployable member being configured to cover the at least one vent opening; a tether element being secured to the inflatable cushion at one end and the deployable member at the other; an actuator adapted to restrain or release the tether element wherein the deployable member is pulled away from the at least one vent opening when the actuator releases the tether, the at least one vent opening is in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion when the deployable member is pulled away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Bryan T. Waid, James L. Webber, Steven A. Damian, James K. Conlee
  • Air bag housing and method of making
    Publication number: 20020175443
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a passenger airbag housing using a continuous flow or constant cross-section process, the process will enable maximum design flexibility when multiple materials are capable of being used. The method will have a short design and tooling lead-time providing lean processing and a common footprint over a family of designs. A method of structurally reinforcing a passenger air bag housing by inserting a structural member into the continuous flow or constant cross-section process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Carl H. Visconti, Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Steven A. Damian