Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Stafford

Thomas W. Stafford 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).

  • Impact protection apparatus
    Patent number: 5649721
    Abstract: The disclosed invention is a bulkhead mounted energy absorbing pad especially useful to protect the head of a passenger seated immediately aft of that bulkhead in a vehicle undergoing a severe frontal crash event. The energy absorbing structure of the pad is a thick panel of low strength aluminum foil honeycomb having its cells aligned essentially with the impact vector. Thin, protective and aesthetic cover sheets and protective edge closeout structure is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: The Boeing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Stafford, William H. Thode