Inventor
SHIRK BRYAN W
US60 patents
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TRW INC
47 patentsUS6213548B1Apr 10, 2001
Head restraint apparatus
TRW INC151 citations99
US6425602B1Jul 30, 2002
Vehicle safety seat with fluid manifold
TRW INC90 citations98
US5651903AJul 29, 1997
Method and apparatus for evaluating laser welding
TRW INC100 citations98
US5360960ANov 1, 1994
Light intensity weld monitor
TRW INC119 citations98
US5961859AOct 5, 1999
Method and apparatus for monitoring laser weld quality via plasma size measurements
TRW INC103 citations97
US6295935B1Oct 2, 2001
Initiator for air bag inflator
TRW INC61 citations96
US6279952B1Aug 28, 2001
Adaptive collapsible steering column
TRW INC81 citations96
US5967550AOct 19, 1999
Staged pyrotechnic air bag inflator
TRW INC55 citations96
US6454306B1Sep 24, 2002
Gas generator for seat belt pretensioner
TRW INC56 citations94
US6322100B1Nov 27, 2001
Deployment structure for an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device
TRW INC20 citations93
US6302481B1Oct 16, 2001
Thrust and rock vehicle seat
TRW INC30 citations93
US6244622B1Jun 12, 2001
Initiator for air bag inflator
TRW INC28 citations93
US6227562B1May 8, 2001
Stored gas inflator assembly
TRW INC35 citations93
US6206412B1Mar 27, 2001
Inflator assembly for a vehicle occupant protection device
TRW INC22 citations93
US6168194B1Jan 2, 2001
Inflatable curtain with tensioning device
TRW INC40 citations93
US6168193B1Jan 2, 2001
Inflatable curtain with tensioning device
TRW INC45 citations93
US6158769ADec 12, 2000
Inflator slope control device
TRW INC20 citations93
US6099027AAug 8, 2000
Decorative emblem for air bag module cover
TRW INC50 citations93
US6007096ADec 28, 1999
Inflator having a pressure monitoring initiator
TRW INC26 citations93
US5906394AMay 25, 1999
Completely non-pyrotechnic air bag inflator
TRW INC24 citations93
US5283416AFeb 1, 1994
Laser process monitoring and evaluation
TRW INC25 citations93
US6584911B2Jul 1, 2003
Initiators for air bag inflators
TRW INC33 citations92
US6412811B1Jul 2, 2002
Inflator
TRW INC42 citations92
US6336651B1Jan 8, 2002
Inflatable vehicle occupant protection device
TRW INC48 citations92
US6249228B1Jun 19, 2001
Vehicle occupant protection device and system having an anti-theft, anti-tamper feature
TRW INC34 citations92
US6217065B1Apr 17, 2001
Inflator
TRW INC29 citations92
US6206416B1Mar 27, 2001
Vehicle safety system
TRW INC26 citations92
US6196584B1Mar 6, 2001
Initiator for air bag inflator
TRW INC35 citations92
US6116642ASep 12, 2000
Inflator for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device
TRW INC22 citations92
US6095550AAug 1, 2000
Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus
TRW INC26 citations92
US6060685AMay 9, 2000
Method for monitoring laser weld quality via plasma light intensity measurements
TRW INC45 citations92
US6056314AMay 2, 2000
Initiator retainer for air bag inflator
TRW INC33 citations92
US6010152AJan 4, 2000
Air bag inflator
TRW INC32 citations92
US6357790B1Mar 19, 2002
Apparatus for use with child a child seat in a vehicle having a seat belt webbing pretensioner
TRW INC41 citations91
US6357792B1Mar 19, 2002
Air bag inflator with burst disk
TRW INC20 citations91
US6227597B1May 8, 2001
Vehicle seat with limited rearward movement
TRW INC33 citations91
US6213506B1Apr 10, 2001
Actuatable knee bolster
TRW INC19 citations90
US6237940B1May 29, 2001
Inflator for side curtain
TRW INC21 citations89
US6431595B1Aug 13, 2002
Long duration air bag inflator
TRW INC17 citations84
US5897137AApr 27, 1999
Technique for detecting a leak of air bag inflation gas from a storage chamber
TRW INC17 citations84
US6619692B2Sep 16, 2003
Air bag inflators
TRW INC17 citations83
US6428036B1Aug 6, 2002
Air bag system with quick disconnect coupling
TRW INC16 citations83
US6213505B1Apr 10, 2001
Apparatus for protecting lower extremities of a vehicle occupant
TRW INC7 citations74
US6161481ADec 19, 2000
Air bag inflator
TRW INC9 citations74
US6096997AAug 1, 2000
Method of assembling an igniter including infrared testing of heating element and welds
TRW INC15 citations74
US6068293AMay 30, 2000
Vehicle occupant protection apparatus
TRW INC15 citations74
US5979935ANov 9, 1999
Apparatus and method for sensing gas pressure inside an inflator
TRW INC8 citations74
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS
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