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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Joseph Vendely, Kettering, OH (US);
Michael Allen Schenck, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Shawn Gregory Ryan, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/128 ;
Abstract
An air bag assembly having an inflatable cushion selectively deployable to a controlled geometry with a controlled venting character. The venting characteristics are adjusted by selective displacement of vent blocking elements based upon measured occupant and/or crash severity characteristics such that an air bag cushion of desired volume and venting capacity is available to protect a range of occupants under different conditions during impact events of various levels of severity.