ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,060, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Occupant restraint device" was invented by Keita Nakahashi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An occupant restraint device is configured to restrain an occupant seated in a seat of a vehicle. The occupant restraint device includes a seat belt unit and a seat belt controller. The seat belt unit is configured to perform a restraint of the occupant by actuating a motor and winding a webbing. The seat belt controller is configured to control the seat belt unit to suit a drive mode of the vehicle. The seat belt controller is configured to, when the drive mode of the vehicle...