ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,077, issued on June 23, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Side airbag device" was invented by Rae Ick Jang (Yongin-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment discloses a side airbag device including an airbag cushion that inflates with gas and deploys between a driver seat and a passenger seat and an inflator that is mounted on a mount provided in a rear end portion of the airbag cushion and is disposed inside the airbag cushion, wherein the airbag cushion includes a restraining portion disposed at a position corresponding to a shoulder of an occupant, and the restraining portion is confi...