ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,016, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Side airbag assembly" was invented by Kum Ho Jo (Yongin-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an improved side airbag assembly capable of preventing free movement of a tether during deployment of an airbag. The side airbag assembly includes an airbag built into a seat of a vehicle and deployed outward from the seat, a tether disposed on an outer surface of the airbag and configured to control free movement of the airbag when the airbag is deployed, and a guide patch disposed on the outer surface of the airba...