ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,673, issued on March 11, was assigned to ASHIMORI INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Settsu, Japan).
"Seat belt retractor" was invented by Taro Yokoyama (Settsu, Japan), Satoshi Suminaka (Settsu, Japan), Takayoshi Ijiri (Settsu, Japan) and Noriko Kurauchi (Settsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat belt retractor includes a vehicle acceleration sensor. The vehicle acceleration sensor includes a sensor holder including a placement surface and an attachment member to which the sensor holder is coupled. The attachment member is attached to the housing in a state in which the sensor holder is in either a first posture or a second posture. The ...