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Patent US8057610 - Monolithic gas generant grains - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA gas generant for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system for a vehicle) is a monolithic compressed solid that has a linear burn rate of greater than or equal to about 1.6 inches per second at a pressure of about 3,000 pounds per square inch. The gas generant can be in the form...http://www.google.com/patents/US8057610?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8057610 - Monolithic gas generant grainsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8057610 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/789,057Publication dateNov 15, 2011Filing dateMay 27, 2010Priority dateJun 21, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101506125A, CN101506125B, EP2035352A2, EP2035352A4, US7758709, US20070296190, US20100230945, WO2007149173A2, WO2007149173A3Publication number12789057, 789057, US 8057610 B2, US 8057610B2, US-B2-8057610, US8057610 B2, US8057610B2InventorsBrett Hussey, Ivan V. Mendenhall, Roger BradfordOriginal AssigneeAutoliv Asp, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (155), Non-Patent Citations (52), Referenced by (3), Classifications (13), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMonolithic gas generant grains
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