Christopher Hock
26Patents
16h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 21, 1994 → Dec 10, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5536043A | Air bag activated knee bolster | Performing Operations; Transporting | 91 | Expired |
| US5458366A | Compartmentalized airbag knee bolster | Performing Operations; Transporting | 52 | Expired |
| US5431103A | Gas generant compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 47 | Expired |
| US5613705A | Airbag inflator having a housing protected from high-temperature reactive generated gases | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 40 | Expired |
| US6189924A | Plural stage inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US5670740A | Heterogeneous gas generant charges | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US5458371A | Crimp-formed joint housings for air bag inflators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US5829785A | Internal structure for a two-walled inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US5876062A | Airbag inflator with direct electrical ignition for small sized gas generant bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US5483896A | Pyrotechnic inflator for an air bag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US6132480A | Gas forming igniter composition for a gas generant | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US5547638A | Pyrotechnic air bag inflator with unitary filter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US5635668A | Gas generant compositions containing copper nitrate complexes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US5398966A | Dual stage inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US5551343A | Special geometry generant bodies for automotive gas bag inflator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US5665131A | Inflator filter made of wrapped mesh | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5556439A | Unitary filter for pyrotechnic air bag inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US5806885A | Ignition orifice in fluid fueled inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6206417A | Air bag inflator exit gas dispersion features | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US5779267A | Airbag inflator with components protected from high-temperature, reactive generated gases | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US6213501A | Method of improving ballistics by ignition system porting in an airbag inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US9333937B1 | Airbag cover with stress relief features | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US5673483A | Method for constructing an inflator filter made of wrapped mesh | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6394491B2 | Air bag inflation exit gas dispersion features | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US9211864B2 | Tether attachment arrangement for a vehicle airbag cushion and method of attaching | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.