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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:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Homer W Fogle, Jr, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ; C06D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1022027 ; 1022029 ; 102530 ;
Abstract
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) includes an inflator (16) which, when actuated, emits inflation fluid. The apparatus (10) further includes an electrically actuatable igniter (24) which, when actuated, actuates the inflator (16). The igniter (24) includes an ohmic heating element (44) connected between a pair of electrodes (40, 42). An ignition droplet (46) is adhered to the ohmic heating element (44). The ignition droplet (46) is a mixture of pyrotechnic material and a resin binder which is cured by UV irradiation.