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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:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ron J Butt, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Eldron L Boehmer, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1491092 ; 149110 ;
Abstract
A gas generating composition, particularly useful for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint, comprises an organic fuel, an oxidant, and iron oxide in an amount effective to provide a coolant function in the gas generating composition. At least a major portion of the iron oxide is substantially free of catalytic or paint grade material and has an average particle size in a narrow particle size distribution range greater than 100 microns.