ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,402, issued on March 4, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Roof-mounted airbag" was invented by Il Chang Sung (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Byung Ho Min (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a roof-mounted airbag configured to reduce the risk of injury to a passenger by minimizing movement of a cushion when the passenger is placed on the cushion. The roof-mounted airbag includes a cushion, formed in a cylindrical shape and configured to be deployed downwards between passengers facing each other while l...