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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:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael G. Mangum, Mesa, AZ (US);
David C. Ouart, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 4/510 ; C06B 3/102 ; C06D 5/00 ; B60R 2/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 4/510 ; C06B 3/102 ; C06D 5/00 ; B60R 2/128 ;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for inflating an air bag ( ) including a container ( ) and a combustible material ( ) disposed in the container. The combustible material ( ) comprises a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate and cellulose acetate propionate. The binder has a melting point in the range of about 230° C. to about 260° C. An igniter ( ) ignites the combustible material ( ) to generate combustion products. A conduit directs the combustion products towards the air bag ( ).