Quantic Industries, Inc.

Mark L Avory

Theodore J Netoff

Pierre R Irissou

William David Fahey

David S Whang

Charles John Piper, Iii

Lynn G Hilden

An air bag initiator including a main body and squib. The squib includes a charge mounted in a charge holder, a header press fitted onto the charge holder and a cup welded to the header. The squib also includes first and second lead pins and a bridgewire. A cap snap fits onto the main body and holds the squib in place during subsequent assembly operations. Ferrite beads for frequency attenuation and potting material are located in a cavity of the main body. The first lead is mounted off center in a bore passing through the header to allow bridgewires of different lengths to be used with the same header design. The cup includes a depression to maintain a single explosive powder charge under pressure and in contact with the bridgewire. An outer cup can be welded to the housing and an insulating cup can be provided between the cup of the squid and the outer cup to provide enhanced hermetic sealing of the charge and prevent current from passing between the cups.

Air bag initiator

A radio frequency attenuating connector includes a secondary coil connected to a load, an electromagnetic shield enclosing the secondary coil and the load, a primary coil, a coupler for detachably coupling the primary coil and the secondary coil, an integrated circuit including a square wave oscillator producing complementary output signals, and first and second switching devices. The first switching device is responsive to one of the complementary output signals for causing a current to flow in one direction through at least a portion of the primary coil during a first half cycle of oscillation, and the second switching device is responsive to another of the complementary output signals for causing a current to flow in an opposite direction through at least a portion of the primary coil. The integrated circuit has an enable feature and includes additional protection circuitry for enhancing the safety of the radio frequency attenuating connector.

Radio frequency attenuating connector

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Mark L Avory