Patents by Inventor Tracy N. Michon

Tracy N. Michon 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).

  • Cool burning gas generating composition
    Patent number: 6361630
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (16) and a gas generating composition which when ignited produces gas to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (16). The gas generating composition comprises a non-azide nitrogen containing organic fuel, an inorganic salt oxidizer, and a metal organic coolant selected from the group consisting of alkali metal formates, alkaline earth metal formates, alkali metal oxalates, and alkaline earth metal oxalates. The amount of metal organic coolant in the gas generating composition is a cooling amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Abdel K. Helmy, Tracy N. Michon