Patents by Inventor Vincent Bennett

Vincent Bennett 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).

  • Expandable section for inflatable curtains
    Patent number: 6793240
    Abstract: An inflatable curtain for protecting the occupants of a vehicle during a collision is provided. The inflatable curtain may include an inflatable portion. The inflatable portion may include a plurality of inflation chambers. The inflatable curtain may also include a non-inflatable portion. The non-inflatable portion may include one or more expandable sections disposed between adjacent inflation chambers. Deployment of the inflatable curtain typically causes the inflation chambers to contract in a horizontal direction. Deployment of the inflatable curtain also causes each of the expandable sections to expand horizontally, compensating for the contraction that occurs in the inflation chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Daines, Jamie Rawlings, Vincent Bennett
  • EXPANDABLE SECTION FOR INFLATABLE CURTAINS
    Publication number: 20040017067
    Abstract: An inflatable curtain for protecting the occupants of a vehicle during a collision is provided. The inflatable curtain may include an inflatable portion. The inflatable portion may include a plurality of inflation chambers. The inflatable curtain may also include a non-inflatable portion. The non-inflatable portion may include one or more expandable sections disposed between adjacent inflation chambers. Deployment of the inflatable curtain typically causes the inflation chambers to contract in a horizontal direction. Deployment of the inflatable curtain also causes each of the expandable sections to expand horizontally, compensating for the contraction that occurs in the inflation chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Daines, Jamie Rawlings, Vincent Bennett