John W. Hetrick

John W. Hetrick
Nationality American
Occupation engineer
Known for Filing the first patent for automobile airbag

John W. Hetrick (July 23, 1918 - April 8, 1999[1]), from Newport, Pennsylvania, is an American engineer who is credited for inventing the airbag, He has served as an industrial engineer in the United States Navy and took notable design influences from compressed air torpedoes.

Hetrick patented the airbag in 1953, three months before German engineer Walter Linderer, however, Linderer's airbag was considered impractical because of an inflation delay due to the compressed air system.

He has also been awarded the Golden Gear Award for the patent.

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86549333
  2. ↑ "Milestones - Automotive Engineer". Ae-plus.com. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  3. ↑ Lisa Wade McCormick. "A Short History of the Airbag". Consumeraffairs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. ↑ "JOHN W. HETRICK by Aminah Badmus on Prezi". Prezi.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Cushioning the Blow: History of Automotive Airbags". Secondchancegarage.com. 1968-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-05.


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