ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,440, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).
"Seatbelt system" was invented by Tyler P. Morris (Madison Heights, Mich.), Ryan Aaron Gellner (Livonia, Mich.), Benjamin S. Ngu (Royal Oak, Mich.), Jaclyn Press Sproule (West Bloomfield, Mich.) and Fernando Mercuri (Macomb, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seatbelt assembly for a vehicle includes a seatbelt and a base retractor coupled to the seatbelt and configured to allow the seatbelt to extend to a desired length. The base retractor includes a first end portion including a biasing device, a second end portion disposed opposite the first ...