Air bag inflators

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2006-01-10

2006-01-10

Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S735000, C280S741000, C280S742000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06983955

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant includes an actuatable vehicle occupant protection device (12), and a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device (20) energizable to cause actuation of the protection device. In one embodiment, the MEMS device (20) is an energizable fluid source for emitting a primary fluid for actuating an inflatable protection device (12). The apparatus (10) may comprise a plurality of MEMS devices (20) individually actuatable to control inflation of the protection device.

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