ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,203, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Selectively repositionable airbag module for a vehicle" was invented by David M. Aller (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A selectively repositionable airbag module for a vehicle includes a housing having enclosable side walls defining an interior zone. The enclosable side walls include a support surface. An airbag is arranged in the interior zone. A connector system is mounted at the support surface. The connector system includes one or more connector elements that extend through the support surface to connect the housing ...