Patents by Inventor TIMOTHY P. SHERROW, JR.

TIMOTHY P. SHERROW, JR. 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).

  • Vehicle sensitive seat belt retractor control with suppressed Z-axis sensitivity
    Patent number: 11794688
    Abstract: A vehicle sensitive retractor control system having reduced sensitivity to Z-axis acceleration experienced during normal driving. The retractor control system incorporates a rolling mass and a locking lever which, in a resting position, are arranged such that the locking lever does not engage a ratchet wheel of a seat belt retractor spool. In response to accelerations in the horizontal plane, the rolling ball mass becomes unseated from its resting position and allows the locking lever to rotate due to the position of its center of gravity relative to its pivot point allowing it to pivot and lock the retractor. In response to Z-axis acceleration, the rolling mass is prevented from contacting the locking lever by a mass restrictor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Jon E. Burrow, Matthew R. Schimento, Gunter Clute, Bryan Vanwambeke, Timothy P. Sherrow, Jr.
  • VEHICLE SENSITIVE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONTROL WITH SUPPRESSED Z-AXIS SENSITIVITY
    Publication number: 20230083728
    Abstract: A vehicle sensitive retractor control system having reduced sensitivity to Z-axis acceleration experienced during normal driving. The retractor control system incorporates a rolling mass and a locking lever which, in a resting position, are arranged such that the locking lever does not engage a ratchet wheel of a seat belt retractor spool. In response to accelerations in the horizontal plane, the rolling ball mass becomes unseated from its resting position and allows the locking lever to rotate due to the position of its center of gravity relative to its pivot point allowing it to pivot and lock the retractor. In response to Z-axis acceleration, the rolling mass is prevented from contacting the locking lever by a mass restrictor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: JON E. BURROW, MATTHEW R. SCHIMENTO, GUNTER CLUTE, BRYAN VANWAMBEKE, TIMOTHY P. SHERROW, JR.