ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,411, issued on March 24, was assigned to ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc. (Washington, Mich.).
"Side airbag cover" was invented by Uriah Horton (North Branch, Mich.) and Daniel Rodriguez (Rochester Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soft cover for packaging an assemblage of an inflator and a side airbag in a stored condition to form an airbag module for installation in a vehicle, The soft cover is formed as a sheet of material including a central portion configured to form a loop that encircles the inflator and side airbag. A first end portion of the sheet extends from the central portion and is configured to wrap over t...