Patents by Inventor Tim Cahill

Tim Cahill 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).

  • Seatbelt pretensioner
    Patent number: 9440617
    Abstract: A system for pretensioning a seatbelt includes a minispool and a drive rod. The drive rod includes a spiral portion that, when driven along a longitudinal axis, causes the minispool to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The spiral portion of the drive rod engages the minispool, which includes corresponding structure that tracks the spiral portion. The minispool is restricted from longitudinal travel such that tracking the spiral portion causes the minispool to rotate and the drive rod passes through the minispool. In another form, the minispool can be arranged transverse to the longitudinal axis, with the translation of the drive rod causing the minispool to translate in the same direction of the drive rod. The minispool can include teeth that engage a bracket, such that the translation of the minispool causes the minispool to rotate as it translates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Jon Burrow, Robert Verhoven, Tim Cahill, Robert J. Desmarais, Bradley W. Smith
  • SEATBELT PRETENSIONER
    Publication number: 20140263808
    Abstract: A system for pretensioning a seatbelt includes a minispool and a drive rod. The drive rod includes a spiral portion that, when driven along a longitudinal axis, causes the minispool to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The spiral portion of the drive rod engages the minispool, which includes corresponding structure that tracks the spiral portion. The minispool is restricted from longitudinal travel such that tracking the spiral portion causes the minispool to rotate and the drive rod passes through the minispool. In another form, the minispool can be arranged transverse to the longitudinal axis, with the translation of the drive rod causing the minispool to translate in the same direction of the drive rod. The minispool can include teeth that engage a bracket, such that the translation of the minispool causes the minispool to rotate as it translates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin WANG, Jon Burrow, Robert Verhoven, Tim Cahill, Robert J. Desmarais, Bradley W. Smith
  • Visual resource profiler for graphical applications
    Patent number: 7714864
    Abstract: A visual representation of performance data is displayed for a target application. The visual representation includes a visual indicator associated with a visual element of the target application. The visual indicator graphically illustrates a processing cost for the associated visual element with respect to other visual elements in the target application. The processing cost for the visual element includes a relative and/or absolute processing cost. The processing cost may be separated into different categories, such as animation, layout, rendering, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Cahill, Jon Sheller
  • Visual resource profiler for graphical applications
    Publication number: 20080120543
    Abstract: A visual representation of performance data is displayed for a target application. The visual representation includes a visual indicator associated with a visual element of the target application. The visual indicator graphically illustrates a processing cost for the associated visual element with respect to other visual elements in the target application. The processing cost for the visual element includes a relative and/or absolute processing cost. The processing cost may be separated into different categories, such as animation, layout, rendering, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Cahill, Jon Sheller
  • Crib toy
    Patent number: D286898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Masaharu Takei, Tim Cahill