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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. 13, 1998
Filed:
May. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Glenn R Chatley, Jr, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1022027 ; 1022025 ; 10220214 ; 102531 ; 280741 ;
Abstract
An inflator (14) includes an electrically actuatable igniter (24) which, when actuated, actuates the inflator (14). The igniter (24) includes an ohmic heating element (44), an ignition droplet (46), and structure (40, 50) supporting the ohmic heating element (44) in ignitable heat transferring relationship with the ignition droplet (46). The ignition droplet (46) and the supporting structure (40, 50) have adjoining surfaces with configurations establishing a mechanical interlock between the ignition droplet (46) and the supporting structure (40, 50).