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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:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian K Hamilton, Littleton, CO (US);
James L Baglini, Englewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
OEA, Inc., Aurora, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06D / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102290 ; 102288 ; 280742 ;
Abstract
A hybrid inflator for an automotive inflatable safety system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mixture of an inert gas (e.g., argon) and oxygen are contained within the inflator housing and a hybrid propellant (i.e., ballistic properties similar to double-base and long-term stability similar to LOVA) is included in the gas generator.