Patents by Inventor Todd S. Przybylo

Todd S. Przybylo 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 restraint apparatus and methods of use and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9975517
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an assembly for housing and covering a vehicle airbag in an un-deployed state. The assembly can include a hollow housing that defines an interior that is configured to house the airbag in the un-deployed state. The housing can include a door having a linearly extending primary weakened portion spanning longitudinally opposing ends of the housing. The housing door can also include a pair of angled seams that each extend proximate the primary weakened portion to a location adjacent opposing corners of the door. The assembly can also include an intermediate layer disposed over and joined to the housing door, and an exterior layer disposed over and joined to the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., GRUPO ANTOLIN INGENIERIA, S.A.
    Inventors: Kenneth Alan Shick, Randy A. Staib, James J. Yang, Tadashi Sato, Dwayne William Malone, Tetsuji Fukushima, Cory J. Perriton, Timothy D. Boxell, Todd S. Przybylo, Michael J. Aittama