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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Ramachandran Radhakrishnan, Falls Church, VA (US);
Sanjay Kotha, Falls Church, VA (US);
Tirumalai S. Sudarshan, Vienna, VA (US);
Inventors:
Ramachandran Radhakrishnan, Falls Church, VA (US);
Sanjay Kotha, Falls Church, VA (US);
Tirumalai S. Sudarshan, Vienna, VA (US);
Assignee:
Materials Modification, Inc., Fairfax, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag inflation apparatus includes a chamber for generating a gas to inflate an airbag. A valve, including a magnetic fluid and a source of magnetic field, preferably an electromagnet, is associated with the chamber for regulating the flow of the gas into the airbag. A sensor determines and feeds occupant information to the sensor.