JAMES FRANKLIN ROSE
Pilots at Brixworth Blvd, Knoxville, TN

2013030, Nov 21, 2013

May 17, 2012

13/473958

Douglas Earl Overton - Knoxville TN, US
James Michael Rose - Knoxville TN, US

B65D 81/38, B23P 17/04

22059201, 29428

A propellant grain retainer for an air bag inflator having a pressure vessel. A cantilevered finger is mounted in the pressure vessel and a propellant grain is mounted thereon. Upon assembly of the pressure vessel, the finger is deformed inwardly away from an adjacent wall of the pressure vessel to increase the air gap between the pressure vessel wall and the propellant grain to reduce heat transfer therebetween and increase the safety of the inflator.

2013030, Nov 21, 2013

May 17, 2012

13/473940

Douglas Earl Overton - Knoxville TN, US
James Michael Rose - Knoxville TN, US

B60R 21/23, B21D 39/00, F16B 2/00

295221, 403 31

A method and apparatus for securing a heat sink/filter positioned between a pressure vessel and a diffuser in an air bag inflator. The pressure vessel is constructed so that upon activation of the inflator of the area of gas exiting the pressure vessel is smaller than the area of gas exiting the diffuser to create pressures in the pressure vessel that are higher than the pressures in the diffuser. This results in deformation of the pressure vessel that is equal to or greater than the deformation of the diffuser to maintain compression of the heat sink/filter between the pressure vessel and the diffuser during activation of the inflator.

6601872, Aug 5, 2003

Aug 16, 2001

09/930475

Robert C. Zimbrich - Knoxville TN
Brian O. Thomas - Alcoa TN
Douglas H. Freel - Knoxville TN
James M. Rose - Knoxville TN
Darton E. Griest - Knoxville IN

Atlantic Research Corporation - Gainesville VA

B60R 2128

280737, 280741

A multi-level inflator for an air bag or other safety restraint device, comprising an elongated pressure vessel having a primary gas generating portion with a first open end and a gas storage portion with a second open end. The primary gas generating portion has a primary initiator and primary gas generating energetics disposed therein, the initiator being mounted on an igniter body secured to and closing the pressure vessel at the first open end thereof. A pressure vessel closure is secured to the second end of the pressure vessel, the closure having an aperture therethrough and a primary rupture disk secured thereto to close the aperture. The gas storage portion has an inert gas therein under a predetermined pressure. A secondary inflator of the all-pyrotechnic type is secured to the pressure vessel and closure at the second end thereof. The secondary inflator comprises a secondary housing having a secondary initiator and secondary gas generating energetics disposed therein.

7393008, Jul 1, 2008

Oct 6, 2003

10/678305

Joseph Scott DiGangi - Knoxville TN, US
James Michael Rose - Knoxville TN, US
Robert William Rovito - Knoxville TN, US
John Keller - Knoxville TN, US

ARC Automotive, Inc. - Knoxville TN

B60R 21/26

280737, 280740, 280741

A gas generator comprising a pressure vessel containing a gas under a first predetermined pressure. An initiator housing closes one end of the pressure vessel and has an opening at the inner end thereof that is closed by an initiator rupture disk constructed to rupture at a second predetermined pressure in the initiator housing greater than the first predetermined pressure. A micro-gas generator or initiator is disposed within the initiator housing. A manifold closes the other end of the pressure vessel and has an opening at the inner end thereof closed by a manifold rupture disk constructed to rupture at a third predetermined pressure greater than the first predetermined pressure. Upon the firing of the micro-gas generator or initiator, the gas pressure in the initiator housing increases to or exceeds the second predetermined pressure to rupture the initiator rupture disk and create a pressure wave that travels through the pressure vessel to create a localized pressure at the manifold rupture disk that equals or exceeds the third predetermined pressure to rupture the manifold rupture disk and allow flow of cool pressurized gas through the manifold before the gas in the pressure vessel is significantly heated and pressurized by the gas flow from the initiator housing.

5659295, Aug 19, 1997

Dec 11, 1995

8/568883

Donald Renfroe - Knoxville TN
Steven L. Ludeke - Knoxville TN
James Rose - Knoxville TN
David A. Bilbrey - Crossville TN

Bendix-Atlantic Inflator Company - Knoxville TN

G08B 2100

340626

A pressure indicating device (30) for providing an indication of the pressure that existed within a fluid filled pressure vessel (22) just prior to depressurization of the pressure vessel. The device comprises: a housing (102); a piston (130) for temporarily sealing an open end of the housing and outwardly movable in response to a pressure differential not less than a predetermined level generated subsequent to the depressurization of the pressure vessel; and a sheer disk (150) including a first part (160) attached to an end of the piston and a second part (162) attached to an end of the housing (102). The piston and the housing cooperate to define a pressure storage cavity (170) bounded by the piston and housing, the sheer disk (150) including a valve (164) for permitting the fluid within the pressure vessel to enter the pressure cavity and stabilize at a level substantially equal to the pressure level within the pressure vessel and for inhibiting a rapid decrease in the pressure within the pressure cavity immediately subsequent to depressurization of the pressure vessel.

7878536, Feb 1, 2011

Mar 16, 2009

12/382426

James Michael Rose - Knoxville TN, US
Lawrence Edward Herriford - Knoxville TN, US
Stephen Craig Gold - Knoxville TN, US
Brian Orgyle Thomas - Maryville TN, US
Judah Lee Wilkins - Knoxville TN, US
Robb Calvin Isbell - Knoxville TN, US

ARC Automotive, Inc. - Knoxville TN

B60R 21/26

280737, 280741

A gas generator comprising a housing having a mixing chamber and a pyrotechnic charge in the housing. A container having a liquid therein is disposed in the housing and has an open end and a closed end, with an end cap closing the open end and having a piston portion removably connected thereto and being movable within the liquid container to pressurize the liquid therein when the piston portion is separated from the end cap. The piston portion is positioned to be exposed to combustion gas from the pyrotechnic charge when it is ignited and is separable from the end cap when the combustion gas exceeds a predetermined pressure. In another embodiment, the liquid container may be a collapsible tube. The closed end of the liquid container has a weakened portion constructed to be opened when the pressure of the liquid in the container exceeds a predetermined pressure. The pyrotechnic charge and the weakened portion of the liquid container are in fluid communication with the mixing chamber so that combustion gases from the ignition of the pyrotechnic charge mix with and vaporize the liquid in the mixing chamber to generate a non-toxic, low temperature, low particulate inflation gas.

7878535, Feb 1, 2011

Apr 29, 2008

12/149262

James Michael Rose - Knoxville TN, US
Cornelia Jane Quimby - Knoxville TN, US
Todd Steven Carlson - Knoxville TN, US
Stephen C. Gold - Knoxville TN, US

ARC Automotive, Inc. - Knoxville TN

B60R 21/26

280736

An adaptive valve for an airbag inflator having a manifold with an exhaust opening for fluid communication with an airbag. The adaptive valve is constructed for connection to a manifold so that it is in fluid communication therewith. The adaptive valve has an exhaust orifice and is constructed to selectively open the exhaust orifice to divert inflation gas away from an inflator manifold when it is connected thereto to lower the rate of inflation of an airbag in fluid communication with the exhaust opening of the manifold. The adaptive valve may have a valve member movably mounted therein for movement between a first position wherein it closes the exhaust orifice and a second position wherein it opens the exhaust orifice. An initiator is provided in the adaptive valve to generate sufficient gas pressure to move the valve member to the first or second position.

5660412, Aug 26, 1997

Sep 23, 1996

8/718035

Donald Renfroe - Knoxville TN
Roy G. Brown - Knoxville TN
David A. Bilbrey - Crossville TN
Richard L. Frantom - Richmond MI
Steven L. Ludeke - Knoxville TN
Richard K. Robbins - Knoxville TN
Richard Husband - Farragut TN
James Rose - Knoxville TN

Bendix-Atlantic Inflator Company - Knoxville TN

B60R 2126

280737

A hybrid inflator (20) comprising: a pressure vessel (22) including a central member (24) closed at ends by a first (28) and a second closure member (30), one of the closure members including a passage means (70) for introducing pressurized inflation gas into the pressure vessel and the other of the closure members including a breakable disk (34) in communication with at least one exit port (40); a pyrotechnic container (80), within the pressure vessel, secured at one end to one of the closure members (28) and including a plurality of vent openings (90) thereabout, a first quantity of pyrotechnic material (100), located within the pyrotechnic container for providing, at a first controlled gas generation rate, the primary source of heating the inflation gas in the pressure vessel, a second quantity of pyrotechnic material (102) located at least partially within the first quantity of pyrotechnic material characterized by a gas generation rate greater than that of the gas generation rate of the first quantity of material, for producing products of combustion that ignite the first quantity of material and wherein a portion of these products of combustion directly heat the inflation gas, an initiator (104) for igniting the second quantity of pyrotechnic material.