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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harold R. Blomquist, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/128 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a vehicle occupant protection device ( ) and a gas generating material ( ). The gas generating material ( ), when ignited, produces a combustion gas that actuates the vehicle occupant protection device ( ). At least about 45% by weight of the gas generating material ( ) is a mono-propellant selected from the group consisting of 3-nitramino-4-nitrofurazan and hydroxylammonium 3-nitroamino-4-nitrofurazan. 0 to about 48% by weight of the gas generating material ( ) is an oxidizer. 0 to about 15% by weight of the gas generating material ( ) is a binder.