ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,411, issued on May 20, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Airbag device and method for controlling deployment" was invented by Jiwoon Song (Yongin-si, South Korea), Dong Gil Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sang Won Hwangbo (Yongin-si, South Korea), Byung Ho Min (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Jae Jun Harm (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbag device and a method for controlling deployment of the same are proposed. The airbag device is configured to protect a passenger by controlling an airbag cushion deployed toward the rear space of a seatback in an event of a vehicle collision, and the a...