Patents by Inventor William L. DeWitt

William L. DeWitt 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 airbag assembly
    Patent number: 6264233
    Abstract: A vehicle safety airbag assembly includes a cover for an airbag canister formed separately from the instrument panel to reduce the overall manufacturing expense. The cover is affixed to a hidden support frame so as to extend through an enlarged opening in the instrument panel to present an appearance of an embossed section of the instrument panel. In one embodiment of the invention, the cover extends laterally beyond the airbag canister to overlie an air conditioner duct located alongside the canister. An opening in the cover conducts air from the duct into the passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventor: William L. DeWitt
  • Cover for a vehicle airbag assembly
    Patent number: 6209906
    Abstract: A vehicle safe airbag, assembly includes a cover for an airbag canister formed separately from the instrument panel, to reduce the overall manufacturing expense. The cover is affixed in part by a snap fit to an airbag canister so as to extend through an enlarged opening in the instrument panel, to present an appearance as an embossed section of the instrument panel. In one embodiment of the invention the cover extends laterally beyond the airbag canister to overlie an air conditioner duct located alongside the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventor: William L. DeWitt
  • Panel locator and attachment apparatus
    Patent number: 5367751
    Abstract: A locator and attachment apparatus for attaching a cover panel to a trim bezel including a projecting member and clip whereby the projecting member guides the cover panel into the proper position through use of a slot on the trim bezel and the clip attached to the projecting member thereby secures the projecting member in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: William L. DeWitt