Patents by Inventor Steven R. Hailstone

Steven R. Hailstone 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).

  • Inflatable restraint systems for ejection seats
    Patent number: 6422512
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint system for holding and securing an aircrew member in his seat during ejection from an aircraft has one or more members forming a shield around him or her. The system is controlled to inflate after the aircrew member has started the sequence of ejection and before the rockets that power the seat from the aircraft are ignited. The forces of windblast are deflected by the inflatable restraint from the aircrew member as the aircrew member enters into and remains in the windblast and in his seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Lewis, Terry W. Merrifield, Steven R. Hailstone, Steven K. Butt, Jeffrey Allyn Baker, Shyam S. Karigiri