US Patent Issued to SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS on Feb. 17 for "Web retractors for personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods" (Texas, Michigan, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,342, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS INC. (Elkhart, Ind.).

"Web retractors for personal restraint systems and associated systems and methods" was invented by Eric David Andrina (Cassopolis, Mich.), Kurt Allen Schultz (Mishawaka, Ind.) and Eduardo Salcedo Lopez (Pflugerville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Web retractors and associated systems and methods for retracting a web, such as a seat belt web, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a sealed web retractor includes a frame having a side wall with a first opening, a locking assembly housing attached to the side wall and having a second openin...