Appeal No. 2003-2168
Application No. 09/996,010
the only other pending claims, stand withdrawn from further
consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) (2003)(effective
Dec. 22, 1959).
The subject matter on appeal relates to a strong
lightweight airbag cushion for deployment in opposing relation
to a vehicle occupant during a collision event. Further details
of this appealed subject matter are recited in representative
claim 1 reproduced below:
1. A strong lightweight airbag cushion for
deployment in opposing relation to a vehicle occupant
during a collision event, the cushion comprising: a
body of wound yarn including an interior, a face
portion for contact with the vehicle occupant and a
rear portion including an inlet port for the
introduction of an inflation medium into the body,
wherein the body comprises windings of yarn such that
the yarn is spread substantially evenly across said
face portion of said body and such that the yarn is
disposed preferentially across the back of said body
in the area surrounding the inlet port so as to form a
localized region of enhanced thickness around the
inlet port.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Onoe et al. JP 4-2538 Jan. 07, 1992
(Published JP application)
Yoshida et al. JP 4-15142 Jan. 20, 1992
(Published JP application)
(paper 10) that the amendment will be entered for purposes of
this appeal.
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