ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,847, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"Seat belt buckle unit" was invented by Christian Gruber (Anzing, Germany), Michael Leng (Geltendorf, Germany) and Philip Leng (Sielenbach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety belt lock unit includes a belt lock and a belt lock tongue which is connected to a safety belt. The belt lock has a locking arrangement with a locking mechanism which brings about a positive-locking engagement with the belt lock tongue. The belt lock has an unlocking mechanism where the locking mechanism can be brought out of engagement with the belt lock tongue by applying ...