ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,437, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Knee air bag" was invented by Do Hyoung Kim (Yongin-Si, South Korea), Dong Young Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Seok Hoon Ko (Yongin-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knee airbag is proposed. The knee airbag is configured to be applied to a slim-type cockpit design and to quickly restrain the knees of an occupant without increasing a package of an airbag cushion to reduce a risk of injuries to the occupant. The knee airbag includes an airbag housing provided at a lower end of a cockpit, and including an airbag cushion located towa...