Patents by Inventor Steven Maxwell-Gordon Dunham

Steven Maxwell-Gordon Dunham 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).

  • Pyrotechnic linear inflator
    Patent number: 7192055
    Abstract: An airbag inflator (10) including an elongated outer housing (12) having an interior and a plurality of orifices (22) extending collinearly therealong to enable fluid communication between the outer housing interior and an exterior of the outer housing (12). The outer housing orifice(s) (22) open from the outer housing interior toward a first side (F) of the inflator. An elongated inner housing (14) is positioned in the outer housing interior. The inner housing (14) has an interior and a plurality of orifices (20) extending collinearly therealong to enable fluid communication between the inner housing interior and an exterior of the inner housing (14). The inner housing orifice(s) (20) open from the inner housing interior toward a second side (S) of the inflator. A quantity of a gas generant composition (16) extends along a portion of the interior of the inner housing (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Stevens, Steven Maxwell-Gordon Dunham, Sean P. Burns, Eduardo L. Quioc, Jason Newell