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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy A. Swann, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 3/300 ; C06B 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C06B 3/300 ; C06B 3/302 ;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ) comprises an inflator housing ( ). A gas generating material ( ) is within the inflator housing ( ). The gas generating material ( ), when ignited, generates a gas for inflating the vehicle occupant protection device ( ). An autoignition material ( ) is provided for igniting the gas generating material ( ). The autoignition material ( ) comprises an additive that has a ratio of absorptivity of incident radiation to emissivity of internal energy by radiation of at least about 10.