Patents by Inventor Xudong Du

Xudong Du 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).

  • Publication number: 20240253592
    Abstract: A seatbelt retractor for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The retractor may comprise a spool to pretension a belt, a motor, a transmission and a one-way clutch to pretension the belt when the motor drives the spool via the transmission. The one-way clutch may comprise a drive gear rotatable in a first direction to retract the belt and a second direction opposite to the first direction, a driven gear comprising a common axis of rotation with the drive gear, a set of pawls pivotably mounted on the drive gear, and a friction ring frictionally coupled with a stop ring. The drive gear may rotate relative to the friction ring. When the drive gear is in a first position, the set of pawls may be disengaged from the driven gear. When the drive gear is in a second position, the pawls may be engaged with the driven gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei ZHAO, Xudong DU, Yongliang HUANG, Jian SHAO
  • Patent number: D1031389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Xudong Du