Patents by Inventor Thomas Siewiera

Thomas Siewiera 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).

  • Patent number: 7823913
    Abstract: Curtain air bag unit for a motor vehicle is provided which comprises an air bag extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle. Further it comprises fixing means for fixing the air bag in the area of the roof bar of the motor vehicle, whereby the fixing means comprise a tension member, that extends from a first fixing element to a second fixing element. It also comprises tensioning means for influencing the tensile stress of the tension member during mounting of the curtain air bag unit into the motor vehicle. A pre-cut tension member can be used whose length is chosen in a way that the mounting in the vehicle can be carried out simply and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Massot, Thomas Siewiera, David L. Dominissini
  • Patent number: 7694999
    Abstract: An airbag module with an airbag and a fastening system for fastening the airbag to the interior structure of a motor vehicle. The fastening system includes at least one connecting element comprising of at least one fastening section for fastening the airbag module and at least one locking section (25b) for locking the connection element into an aperture in the interior structure. To prevent assembly errors, the fastening system furthermore includes a retention element (30), which has an assembly position and a retention position and is arranged to move on the connecting element, wherein the connecting element can be locked to the interior structure only when the retention element is in its assembly position, and wherein the connecting element is fixed to the interior structure when the retention element is in its retention position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Thomas Siewiera, Felix Massot, Gilles Garret
  • Publication number: 20090309339
    Abstract: Curtain air bag unit for a motor vehicle is provided which comprises an air bag extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle. Further it comprises fixing means for fixing the air bag in the area of the roof bar of the motor vehicle, whereby the fixing means comprise a tension member, that extends from a first fixing element to a second fixing element. It also comprises tensioning means for influencing the tensile stress of the tension member during mounting of the curtain air bag unit into the motor vehicle. A pre-cut tension member can be used whose length is chosen in a way that the mounting in the vehicle can be carried out simply and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Felix Massot, Thomas Siewiera, David L. Dominissini
  • Publication number: 20080018080
    Abstract: An airbag module with an airbag and at least one a fastening unit system for fastening the airbag to the interior structure of a motor vehicle. The fastening system includes at least one connecting element comprising of at least one fastening section for fastening the airbag module and at least one locking section (25b) for locking the connection element into an aperture in the interior structure. To prevent assembly errors, the fastening system furthermore includes a retention element (30), which has an assembly position and a retention position and is arranged to move on the connecting element, wherein the connecting element can be locked to the interior structure only when the retention element is in its assembly position, and wherein the connecting element is fixed to the interior structure when the retention element is in its retention position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Siewiera, Felix Massot, Gilles Garret