OEA, Inc.
29Patents
0Active
29Granted
31Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 25, 1988 → Feb 5, 1999
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5078422A | Gas inflator apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US5230531A | Gas generator ignition assembly using a projectile | Performing Operations; Transporting | 53 | Expired |
| US5542704A | Automotive inflatable safety system propellant with complexing agent | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 50 | Expired |
| US5686691A | Slurry-loadable electrical initiator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Expired |
| US6073963A | Initiator with injection molded insert member | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Expired |
| US5868424A | Substantially smoke-free and particulate-free inflator for inflatable safety restraint system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US5060974A | Gas inflator apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US5404263A | All-glass header assembly used in an inflator system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 31 | Expired |
| US5553889A | Hybrid inflator with rapid pressurization-based flow initiation assembly | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 30 | Expired |
| US5602361A | Hybrid inflator | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 30 | Expired |
| US5788275A | Hybrid inflator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5109749A | Explosively actuated separable structure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US5269056A | Laser welding of wire strands to an electrode pin | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6145876A | Vehicle inflator with stored gas for supplementing inflation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US5226561A | Projectile for initiating inflation of a motor vehicle inflatable safety system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6068292A | Controlling gas flow in a hybrid inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US5630618A | Hybrid inflator with a valve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US5616883A | Hybrid inflator and related propellants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US5711546A | Hybrid inflator with coaxial chamber | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6142518A | Dual inflator apparatus including pyrotechnic inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5403035A | Preparing air bag vehicle restraint device having cellulose containing sheet propellant | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US5623116A | Hybrid inflator and related propellants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US5821448A | Compact hybrid inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5938235A | Hybrid inflator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5675102A | Method of assembling a hybrid inflator and related propellants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.