US Patent Issued to Autoliv ASP on July 7 for "Self-supporting airbag assemblies" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,633, issued on July 7, was assigned to Autoliv ASP Inc. (Ogden, Utah).

"Self-supporting airbag assemblies" was invented by Frank J. Herzenstiel (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Changsoo Choi (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbag assembly includes an inflator to supply inflation gas, a main airbag cushion configured to receive inflation gas to expand deploy toward a vehicle seating position, and a support airbag cushion. The main airbag cushion includes an impact surface to constrain occupant movement in a forward direction. The support airbag cushion expands and deploys from a position forward of the main airbag cushi...