ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,322, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Atieva Inc. (Newark, Calif.).
"Airbag with sacrificial elastomer line" was invented by Anthony Serge Marcel Ressencourt (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbag comprises: first and second fabric panels; a seam at a seam area of the first and second fabric panels, the seam joining the first and second fabric panels to each other; and a sacrificial elastomer line at a location inward of the seam area, the sacrificial elastomer line joining the first and second fabric panels to each other at the location."
The patent was filed on July 6, 2023, under Application No. 18/347,917.
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