Patents
US 9145108 B2: Restraint pretensioner with deacceleration mechanism
- Granted
- 2015-09-29
- Filed
- 2011-06-01 application 13150473
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pretensioner for an occupant restraint. The pretensioner is designed to be used in conjunction with an inertial reel that locks the occupant restraint when detecting an adverse event. The pretensioner acts to remove slack in the webbing of the restraint and thereby safely secure the occupant once the reel is locked. The pretensioner described herein includes a rack that is initially held in place by a shear pin. Upon being activated, the rack is forced to a fully extended orientation, whereby the shear pin is severed. A deceleration ramp in included beneath the rack to slowly bring the rack to a stop at the end of the stroke.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150929.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Davenport, IA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ford | Sanford, FL | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Justin Robinson | Parrish, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Don Blackman | Bradenton, FL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andre Coumand | Oldsmar, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hugo Granados | Holiday, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/4633 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B64D | Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraft | B64D25/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-02 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT signed 2021-06-01 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 56461/689 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-02 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest in intellectual property | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SECURITY AGENT signed 2021-06-01 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 56461/677 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-06-15 | Security interest Security interest Second lien us intellectual property security agreement | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. signed 2020-06-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 52945/653 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-06-15 | Security interest Security interest First lien us intellectual property security agreement | CHELTON AVIONICS, INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT AAR INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. signed 2020-06-12 COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS ORCHARD PARK INC. signed 2020-06-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 52945/547 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-08-22 | Name change Change of name | CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC. signed 2019-04-02 | COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS DAVENPORT LSS INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 50139/423 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-11-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CONAX FLORIDA CORPORATION signed 2013-09-03 | CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC. DAVENPORT, IA | 31647/265 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-09-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLACKMAN, DONALD signed 2011-06-29 FORD, BRIAN signed 2011-07-11 ROBINSON, JUSTIN signed 2011-07-11 COURNAND, ANDRE signed 2011-07-12 GRANADOS, HUGO signed 2011-07-12 | CONAX FLORIDA CORPORATION ST. PETERSBURG, FL | 26877/117 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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