Patents by Inventor Tom Lipscomb

Tom Lipscomb 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).

  • Passenger airbag with a diffuser
    Patent number: 7407185
    Abstract: A three-panel, passenger-side airbag includes main, right, and left panels, and a diffuser provided adjacent a rear side of the main panel. The main panel includes a front impact said and a rear inflation side. The front impact side is formed of upper and lower portions. When the airbag is inflated, the upper portion is configured to be directed toward the upper torso of a passenger and the lower portion in configured to be directed toward the passenger's lower torso, groin, and legs. The diffuser is configured to direct inflation gas toward the lower portion so that the lower portion inflates faster than the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Vivekananda S. Maripudi, Tom Lipscomb
  • Passenger airbag with a diffuser
    Publication number: 20060197327
    Abstract: A three-panel, passenger-side airbag includes main, right, and left panels, and a diffuser provided adjacent a rear side of the main panel. The main panel includes a front impact said and a rear inflation side. The front impact side is formed of upper and lower portions. When the airbag is inflated, the upper portion is configured to be directed toward the upper torso of a passenger and the lower portion in configured to be directed toward the passenger's lower torso, groin, and legs. The diffuser is configured to direct inflation gas toward the lower portion so that the lower portion inflates faster than the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Vivekananda Maripudi, Tom Lipscomb