DR. DONALD THOMAS LEWIS, D.O.
Psychiatric at Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

6142508, Nov 7, 2000

Sep 9, 1997

8/999923

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. - Phoenix AZ

B60R 2122, B60R 2126

2807302

A combination and a method for protecting an occupant in a vehicle in the event of a collision involving the vehicle. The combination has an inflatable bag for confining, when inflated, the disposition of the occupant in the vehicle, a container for holding pyrotechnic material, a housing having an inner surface, an interior volume and a seal for holding a gas at a first pressure, and opening at a second, higher pressure, wherein the gas is expansible when subjected to heat, an initiator for initiating the combustion of the pyrotechnic material upon the occurrence of a collision involving the vehicle, and a manifold, having a length, the manifold enveloping the housing and defining a passage with the housing. The manifold defines holes along the length of the manifold for introducing into the inflatable bag the gas flowing through the passage between the housing and the manifold. In addition, the first pressure is sufficiently high and the pyrotechnic material has a burning time that is sufficiently short, such that, upon combustion, the pyrotechnic material burns substantially completely and without substantial contact of burning material upon the inner surface as it leaves the container, such that the pressurized gas at the first pressure is heated, thereby increasing the gas pressure to at least the second pressure to cause the seal to open and the gas to exit the interior volume in a time sufficiently short to substantially prevent transfer of heat to the housing.

5871230, Feb 16, 1999

Apr 4, 1997

8/826612

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. - Phoenix AZ

B60R 2118

280733

A vehicle restraint system for a seated occupant including a lap belt system and an inflatable member mounted on the lap belt and restrained by the belt when inflated. The inflatable member is sized and shaped so that one inflatable member surface functions to prevent or limit inflatable member rotation by engaging a substantial area including the occupant's lap and seat thereunder. Another rearward member surface restrains occupant's torso movement. The belt may pass through or around the inflatable member. The lap belt system may contain the collision detector and gas creating arrangement.

6422512, Jul 23, 2002

Aug 30, 2000

09/651477

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ
Terry W. Merrifield - Scottsdale AZ
Steven R. Hailstone - Chandler AZ
Steven K. Butt - Mesa AZ
Jeffrey Allyn Baker - Phoenix AZ
Shyam S. Karigiri - Phoenix AZ

Goodrich Corporation - Charlotte NC

B64D 2504

244121, 244122 AG, 244122 B

An inflatable restraint system for holding and securing an aircrew member in his seat during ejection from an aircraft has one or more members forming a shield around him or her. The system is controlled to inflate after the aircrew member has started the sequence of ejection and before the rockets that power the seat from the aircraft are ignited. The forces of windblast are deflected by the inflatable restraint from the aircrew member as the aircrew member enters into and remains in the windblast and in his seat.

5335598, Aug 9, 1994

May 7, 1993

8/059450

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ
Larry C. LaClair - Mayer AZ

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. - Phoenix AZ

F42C 1106

102218

First and second ganged switches having first and second operative relationships are normally operative in the first relationship and are actuated by an external mechanism to the second relationship. In the first relationship, the first switch shunts and short circuits a pyrotechnic device and the second switch shunts and short circuits an energy storage member such as a capacitor. In the second operative relationship of the second switch, a battery charges the capacitor and also introduces a starting signal to an electronic timing circuit to institute a timing sequencer by the circuit for a pre-selected period that is selected via a series of inputs to the electronic timer. When the pre-selected time period has been timed out, the timing circuit introduces a signal to a solid state electronic switch which is normally in a non-conductive state to prevent actuation. The signal from the timing circuit causes the electronic switch to provide a low impedance. In the second operative relationship of the first and second switches, the capacitor discharges through a circuit including the second switch, the electronic switch, the capacitor and the pyrotechnic device.

6224097, May 1, 2001

Aug 29, 2000

9/649950

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. - Phoenix AZ

B60R 2126

280737

The invention is directed to an inflator device and a method of inflating an inflatable member. The inflator device is adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate the inflatable member operatively associated therewith without substantial heating of the device or the member. The device has a housing that defines an interior volume, and contains a pressurized gas at a first pressure in the interior volume. The housing also has a member for maintaining the pressurized gas at the first pressure within the interior volume and for opening when the gas attains a predetermined second, higher pressure upon combustion of a pyrotechnic material within the housing to allow the gas to pass from the housing. The pyrotechnic material is stored within a container within the interior volume of the housing. At least a portion of the pyrotechnic material, upon combustion, exits the container, and generates heat and combustion products within the pressurized gas.

5788282, Aug 4, 1998

Mar 4, 1996

8/610690

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. - Phoenix AZ

B60R 2200

280808

A safety belt system with a lap portion and a shoulder portion which shoulder portion extends upwardly at an angle from a location on the lap belt portion, and more particularly a belt system including a shoulder belt angle determinant or adaptor component and the method of using the angle determinant or adaptor to improve such belt system. The adaptor component of the belt which when installed in the belt system relocates the position from which the shoulder belt portion extends upwardly to and in engagement with an upper vehicle anchor. By varying the length of the adaptor component the angle at which the shoulder belt section is located is varied to accommodate vehicle occupants of different sizes including children. The angle and position of the shoulder belt is selected to properly place the shoulder belt across the occupant's torso.

6131949, Oct 17, 2000

Jun 9, 1999

9/329014

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ
Wayne R. Mayville - Phoenix AZ
Eric A. Gebhard - Phoenix AZ

The B. F. Goodrich Company - Charlotte NC

B60R 2128

280739

A venting system venting inflated inflatables at a predetermined time period after inflation utilizes non-flaming pyrotechnic materials. The system is used in the restraint system of a vehicle and senses the initiation of a crash pulse to control the passage of inflation fluid to the inflatable. A pyrotechnic delay column responds to the inflation gas to activate an output member connected to the outside surface of the inflatable to weaken the threads of the fabric. As adjacent threads weaken, a rip is created which very quickly cause the inflatable to deflate. In an alternative embodiment, an initiator responsive to an actuating signal generated by a crash pulse activates the pyrotechnic delay column.

5988438, Nov 23, 1999

Mar 16, 1998

9/039261

Donald J. Lewis - Scottsdale AZ
Donald E. Olander - Tempe AZ
Michael C. Magenot - Phoenix AZ

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. - Phoenix AZ

B67D 500, B63C 9125, B63B 3558

222 3

The present invention relates to an inflator device that is adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate an inflatable member. The inflator device has a first stage gas source in fluid communication with a second stage gas source, which, in turn, is in fluid communication with the inflatable member. The second stage gas source contains a liquified gas in an amount sufficient to inflate the inflatable member upon vaporization of the liquified gas, and the first stage gas source is capable of providing a sufficient quantity of gas at a sufficiently high temperature to the second stage gas source to vaporize substantially all of the liquified gas in the second stage gas source.

2002001, Jan 31, 2002

Sep 18, 2001

09/953912

Donald Lewis - Scottsdale AZ, US

Universal Propulsion Company, Inc.

B60R021/32

280/735000, 280/733000

A vehicle restraint system for a seated occupant including a lap belt system and an inflatable member mounted on the lap belt and restrained by the belt when inflated. The restraint system is applicable to multi-row seated vehicles in which a control system controls air bag deployment in rows located at first, second and other vehicle locations. Further, the system may include a device for detecting an impending collision of the vehicle and an object and deploy bags in anticipation of such collision.