ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,412, issued on March 24, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Air bag device" was invented by Byeong Mann Ko (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Sang Won Hwangbo (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbag device and an airbag system for a vehicle are provided. The airbag device includes an airbag cushion deployed to cover a side surface and a front surface of a seat, a restraint tether connected to the airbag cushion at a position passing a body part of a passenger between an inner surface of the airbag cushion and a seatback, and a tether wire connected from a front portion of the airbag cush...