US Patent No: 5,397,543

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Gas generator

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Abstract

A gas generator comprises a propellant container having an igniter at one end thereof for igniting a propellant, a secondary propellant charge comprising a plurality of circular grains having a diameter to thickness ratio greater than 2.5, and a primary propellant charge disposed between said igniter and said secondary propellant charge comprising a plurality of circular grains having a diameter to thickness ratio less than 2.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC.FARMINGTON HILLS, MI280

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Steven J Willis, MI 18 153

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
THIOKOL CORPORATION (4)
4,203,787 Pelletizable, rapid and cool burning solid nitrogen gas generant 58 1978
4,296,084 Method of and apparatus for gas generation 78 1979
4,369,079 Solid non-azide nitrogen gas generant compositions 81 1980
4,578,247 Minimum bulk, light weight welded aluminum inflator 58 1984
 
AUTOLIV ASP, INC. (3)
4,722,551 Initiator and method for the incorporation thereof in an inflator 65 1987
5,009,855 Gas generator for inflating a safety bag 27 1989
5,104,466 Nitrogen gas generator 42 1991
 
DYNAMIT NOBEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
5,294,414 Gas generator, in particular, a tubular gas generator for an air bag 11 1991
 
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. (1)
4,316,874 Gas generator utilizing granular silicon carbide as coolant 17 1980

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC. (5)
5,727,813 Air bag inflator 3 1996
5,738,373 Gas inflator with ceramic foam balls 3 1996
5,700,973 Gas inflator having aluminum bead filter 8 1996
5,808,232 Gas inflator having aluminum or alumina bead filter 3 1997
5,944,343 Miniature inflator 7 1997
 
ZODIAC AUTOMOTIVE US INC. (4)
7,188,567 Gas generation system 3 2000
6,886,469 Distributed charge inflator system 4 2002
7,162,958 Distributed charge inflator system 0 2002
7,137,341 Distributed charge inflator system 0 2003
 
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,844,164 Gas generating device with specific composition 7 1996
 
TRW INC. (1)
5,967,550 Staged pyrotechnic air bag inflator 31 1997
 
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC. (1)
5,609,360 Air bag inflator 13 1995
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
7,695,007 Device for deployment of an element, particularly a safety element, for the protection of goods and/or people 0 2002