Passenger automotive restraint generator
CA 2018043 C · Owner: Morton International, Inc. · Inventors: Cunningham, Donald J.
Overview
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An impact extruded perforated aluminum housing contains a two-stage gas generator having a perforated bulkhead positioned between the stages. Each stage includes a combustion chamber having an igniter and pyrotechnic charge therein with cooling and filter screens surrounding the combustion chamber. The igniter of the first stage is fired by a squib responsively to an external electrical signal. A rupturable barrier and a ball valve associated with the bulkhead control the flow of gas through the bulkhead and provide mechanical timing for ingition delay in the firing of the second stage after the first stage has been fired and also, provide pressure control after ignition of both stages to …
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- Filed June 1, 1990 and granted May 12, 1992. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 1, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 1, 2012.
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