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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventor:
Isaac Hoffman, Kaysville, UT (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/24 (2006.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B01D 39/12 (2006.01); B60R 21/264 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/12 (2013.01); B01D 46/2403 (2013.01); B60R 21/264 (2013.01); B01D 2279/10 (2013.01); B60R 2021/26011 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for an expanded metal filter for use with an automotive safety device, such an inflatable airbag system. The expanded metal filter is composed of a plurality of expanded metal layers, wherein when a first expanded metal layer is turned over or inverted the peaks of the first expanded metal layer conform to valleys of a second expanded metal layer, and valleys of the first expanded metal layer conform to peaks of the first expanded layer whereby the first and second expanded layers nest together.