ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,581, issued on June 17, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Airbag device" was invented by Jeong Mo Heo (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbag device includes an inflator to discharge a gas; a retainer configured to cover the inflator and to define a passage to linearly guide the gas; and an airbag housing having external air holes to allow external air to be supplied into the passage by the gas passing through the passage at high speed. The external air holes are disposed at a middle portion of the passage."
The patent was filed on Aug. 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/809,897.
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