ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,412, issued on April 8, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Side airbag" was invented by Geon Woong Moon (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A side airbag installed on a side surface, which faces a passenger seat, of a seatback of a driver's seat, is provided. The side airbag includes a main cushion provided with a flow hole and expandible by gas, and a sub-cushion that is attached to the main cushion, the sub-cushion being connected to the flow hole. When the main cushion expands after the airbag is actuated, the sub-cushion protrudes from the main cushion while being expanded by the gas ...