B60R 21/268
Using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas
Official title: using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas {(B60R21/26005 takes precedence)}
B60R21/268 (Using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas) appears on 726 US grants and 441 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Recent patents
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- Pyrotechnic charge chamber, hybrid gas generator and safety airbag27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249806 A1Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Seamless steel pipe and inflator bottle for airbag9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193760 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- Hybrid airbag inflator2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184282 A1Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
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- Single pyrotechnic hybrid inflator91US 5,031,932 A1991
- Dual pyrotechnic hybrid inflator88US 5,022,674 ABendix-Atlantic Inflator Company · 1991
- Air bag tether release assembly88US 6,454,300 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- Inflator assembly83US 5,131,680 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 1992
- Air bag inflator83US 6,019,389 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 2000