Patents by Inventor Stuart James Smith

Stuart James Smith 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).

  • Pressure sensitive airbag vent mechanism
    Patent number: 5704639
    Abstract: An airbag for use in an occupant protection system has a venting mechanism which allows inflation gas to vent from the airbag only after a predetermined inflation pressure is attained. The venting mechanism includes a ventilation opening and a sealing member overlying the opening which inhibits the venting of the inflation gas. The sealing member has a frangible region which remains intact below the predetermined inflation pressure, but which breaks open when the predetermined inflation pressure is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David James Cundill, Stuart James Smith