US Patent Issued to ROCKWELL COLLINS on Jan. 13 for "Passive head and neck protection pull handle initiation" (Kansas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,364, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to ROCKWELL COLLINS INC. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

"Passive head and neck protection pull handle initiation" was invented by Stephen C. Healy (Witchita, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ejection system is disclosed herein. The ejection system includes a seat having a seat bucket and a seat back, a passive head and neck protection device coupled to the seat back, and an ejection initiation system. The ejection initiation system includes a pull handle coupled to the seat bucket, a first connector having a first end coupled to the pull handle, an ejection sequence initiation device configured to in...