Patents by Inventor Valerie L. Williams

Valerie L. Williams 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).

  • Self suppression wire for airbag ignitors and self suppression wire cable
    Patent number: 6362418
    Abstract: A self-suppression wire for a detonation circuit of an airbag includes a stranded copper conductor, a layer of ferrite filled polymer extruded around the stranded copper conductor, and an insulation layer which is preferably annularly extruded around and directly over the ferrite filled polymer, where one end of the self suppression wire is connected to an ignition signal generator, and the other end is connected to a detonator, the detonation of which results in inflation of an airbag. A self-suppression wire combination and cable also employ the above configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Prestolite Wire Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Grandy, Valerie L. Williams