Electrically controlled variable force deployment airbag and inflation
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Oct 4, 2016
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May 28, 2014
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Abstract
The rate of combustion of an electrically operated propellant having self-sustaining threshold of at least 1,000 psi is controlled to produce chamber pressures that are sufficient to produce a desired pressure profile in the airbag to accommodate a range of human factors and crash conditions yet never exceeding the self-sustaining threshold. The combustion of the propellant is extinguished to control the total pressure impulse delivered to the airbag. Propellants formed with an ionic perchlorate-based oxidizer have demonstrated thresholds in excess of 1,500 psi and higher.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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RAYTHEON COMPANY | 870 WINTER STREET WALTHAM MA 02451-1449 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B60R Class
- 2971 Applications Filed
- 2488 Patents Issued To-Date
- 83.75 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Deppert, Thomas M | Gilbert, US | 28 | 298 |
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 298 | |||
Langhenry, Mark T | Tucson, US | 19 | 73 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 73 | |||
Summers, Matt H | Marana, US | 21 | 88 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 88 | |||
Villarreal, James K | Denver, US | 14 | 78 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 78 |
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