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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Harold R. Blomquist, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Abdelkader M. Helmy, Sparks, NV (US);
William P. Sampson, Sparks, NV (US);
Michael G. Mangum, Mesa, AZ (US);
Harold R. Blomquist, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Abdelkader M. Helmy, Sparks, NV (US);
William P. Sampson, Sparks, NV (US);
Michael G. Mangum, Mesa, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A gas generating material () for use in a vehicle occupant protection apparatus () comprises about 5% to about 20% by weight of the gas generating material, of a binder, 0 to about 50%, by weight of the gas generating material, of an energetic fuel, and an amount of oxidizer effective to oxygen balance the gas generating material. More than 50% by weight of the oxidizer is basic copper nitrate. The binder comprises at least about 20% by volume of the gas generating material.