ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,170, issued on March 3, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Occupant protection device" was invented by Kazushige Ishibashi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An occupant protection device includes an airbag, an airbag opening, an airbag door, and an airbag module. The airbag opening is provided in an instrument panel. The airbag passes through the airbag opening when the airbag is inflated and deployed. The airbag door closes the airbag opening and is torn open when the airbag is inflated and deployed. The airbag opening has a first side, a second side, and a third side. The first side and the third side are continuous at a fi...