ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,996, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Daicel Corp. (Osaka, Japan).
"Gas generator" was invented by Tomoya Sasaki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas generator includes an igniter assembly configured to release the combustion product and including an igniter body, the igniter body including an igniter cup ruptured by a combustion product and an electro-conductive pin that supplies a current, a collar portion holding the igniter body, and a holding portion interposed between the igniter body and the collar portion, a housing including a combustion chamber accommodating a gas generating agent, and including a gas discharge por...