ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,899, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Curtain airbag apparatus" was invented by Kum Ho Jo (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curtain airbag apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes an airbag cushion including a first main chamber, a second main chamber, and a third main chamber respectively arranged in a first-row area, a second-row area, and a third-row area in the vehicle, and a diffuser coupled to the airbag cushion to distribute gas directed towards the first main chamber, the second main chamber, and the third main chamber. The airbag cushio...