US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Sept. 2 for "Supplemental inflatable restraint installation system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,858, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Supplemental inflatable restraint installation system" was invented by Jamal Juma (Macomb, Mich.) and Kenneth M. Zawisa (Brighton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A supplemental inflatable restraint installation system for roof rail airbags in vehicles. A supplemental restraint system for a vehicle includes two mounts connected to the vehicle. An inflatable bag includes a retainer, and a rod extends between the two mounts. The rod extends through the retainer to secure the inflatable bag to the vehicle with a minimum number of fastening point...