Partial Patent List

  • 5,280,987 In-floor Seat Adjuster (1994)
  • 5,360,256 Recliner Seat
  • 5,366,268 High Strength Seat Back
  • 5,390,977 D-Ring for Seat Belt Restraints
  • 5,492,368 Rollover Seat System
  • 5,511,739 Retractor Having a Single Sided Energy Absorbing Spool
  • 5,529,258 Secondary Locking Mechanism for Retractor with Pretensioner
  • 5,533,756 Seat Belt Retractor with Energy Absorbing Lock Wheels
  • 5,547,143 Seat Belt Retractor with Integrated Load Limiter
  • 5,607,118 Retractor with Adjustable Load Limiting Levels
  • 5,611,498 Seat Belt Retractor with Auxiliary Shaft Load Limiting
  • 5,613,647 Retractor Having a Single Sided Energy Absorbing Spool
  • 5,626,306 Multiple Level Load Limiter for Primary and Secondary Collisions
  • 5,667,246 Method and Apparatus for Reducing Occupant Injury in Frontal Collisions
  • 5,671,894 Retractor with Load Limiting Spool with Decoupled Pretensioner
  • 5,752,299 Seat Belt Buckle with Usage Indicator
  • 5,782,423 Spiral Tube Compact Pretensioner and Retractor
  • 5,782,529 Inflatable Seat Back
  • 5,785,269 Dual Level Retractor for Oblique or Offset Impacts
  • 5,788,177 Multi-level Load Limiting Retractor
  • 5,799,893 Multi-level Load Limiting Torsion Bar Retractor
  • 5,839,686 Chain Driven Pretensioner and Retractor
  • 5,853,135 Chain Link Rack Pretensioner
  • 5,887,897 Apparatus for Pretensioning a Vehicular Seat Belt
  • 5,924,641 Multi-level Load Limiting Retractor
  • 5,924,730 Pretensioning Buckle
  • 6,012,667 Multi-level Load Limiting Torsion Bar Retractor
  • 6,145,881 Seat Back Mounted Seat Belt Tensioner
  • 6,203,059 Seat Belt Usage Indicating System
  • 6,238,003 Outboard Sill Pretensioner
  • 6,522,998 Sled Test Apparatus and Method for Simulating Pre-impact Crash Event
  • 8,678,659 Method For Stabilizing Guitar Vibrato Tuning (2014)

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Defensive Publications

  • Research Disclosure 34995 — Rear Occupant SIR System
  • Research Disclosure 34411 — Super Plastic Laser Formed Seat Back with Integrated Rear Seat Air Bag
  • Research Disclosure 35731 — Hardware System for Tunable SIR Systems
  • Research Disclosure 35715 — Method for Sensing Occupant Mass and Position
  • Research Disclosure 34442 — Structural Floor Pan Insert for Improved Seat Performance
  • Research Disclosure 344118 — Die-Cast Structural Seat Mount with Integrated Hardware
  • Research Disclosure 349016 — Method for Adjusting SIR Inflation Based on Seated Position

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