Patents by Inventor Timothy Ilyes

Timothy Ilyes 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).

  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Patent number: 7081692
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Jr., Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Patent number: 6894483
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Jr., Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Patent number: 6838870
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Jr., Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Publication number: 20040251892
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Patent number: 6825654
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Jr., Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Publication number: 20040207388
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics
    Publication number: 20040207261
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MONITOR AND SENSING ELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20040174156
    Abstract: An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the cartridge at a rate that is monitored by transmitting light through the tape, or by detecting the presence of metalized, or magnetic shielding portions, of the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Robert P. Pettypiece, Tex K. Monroe, Timothy Ilyes
  • Method of controlling the initiation of a smart igniter
    Patent number: 6622628
    Abstract: A smart igniter bus system has a repeater connected by a bus to a controller, and one or more smart igniters connected by the bus to the repeater so that the repeater is between the smart igniters and the controller. The repeater receives data transmitted on the bus by the controller and processes the signal sent by the controller with onboard logic. Utilizing the onboard logic, the repeaters are preprogrammed to rebroadcast control signals sent by the controller or to only rebroadcast selected signals, or to generate and transmit new command signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Fisher, James W. Griggs, III, James Sowers, Timothy Ilyes
  • Method of controlling the initiation of a smart igniter
    Publication number: 20030101888
    Abstract: A smart igniter bus system has a repeater connected by a bus to a controller, and one or more smart igniters connected by the bus to the repeater so that the repeater is between the smart igniters and the controller. The repeater receives data transmitted on the bus by the controller and processes the signal sent by the controller with onboard logic. Utilizing the onboard logic, the repeaters are preprogrammed to rebroadcast control signals sent by the controller or to only rebroadcast selected signals, or to generate and transmit new command signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: John C. Fisher, James W. Griggs, James Sowers, Timothy Ilyes
  • Smart igniter communications repeater
    Patent number: 6490976
    Abstract: A smart igniter bus system has a repeater connected by a bus to a controller, and one or more smart igniters connected by the bus to the repeater so that the repeater is between the smart igniters and the controller. The repeater receives data transmitted on the bus by the controller and processes the signal sent by the controller with onboard logic. Utilizing the onboard logic, the repeaters are preprogrammed to rebroadcast control signals sent by the controller or to only rebroadcast selected signals, or to generate and transmit new command signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Fisher, James W. Griggs, III, James Sowers, Timothy Ilyes