MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311087870 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 21, 2023, for 'cushioned safety belt.'

Inventor(s) include Suman Rao; Pathik Krishne Gowda; Abdulla Sawad Nadubail; Pramod Jagadeesha; Sunil Ramachandra Kumar Mahesh; Bhavitha Thigalanahalli Jayaramegowda; and Usharani Chandaka.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a cushioned safety belt (106). The cushioned safety belt (106) includes a buckle (208) configured to slide along a length of a strap (202), a cushion belt (204) conf...