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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Hock, Uintah, UT (US);
Linda M Rink, Liberty, UT (US);
Wesley L Hatt, Centerville, UT (US);
Assignee:
Morton International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102530 ; 280741 ; 422166 ;
Abstract
A pyrotechnic inflator for an air bag includes a housing for containing gas generating material for inflating an air bag. The housing has a wall formed of rigid, porous material and serves both as a filter for entrapping contaminants from the gas that is generated within as the gas passes outward through the wall into the air bag and cools the gas by absorbing heat therefrom. Gas generating material and an ignition train is hermetically sealed in a bag or packet inside the porous housing which serves triple duty as a solid pyrotechnic container, a gas filter and a gas cooler.