US Patent Issued to INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING on Sept. 9 for "Combination inflatable and web-based restraint for a motor vehicle seat" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,802, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING INC. (Westfield, Ind.).

"Combination inflatable and web-based restraint for a motor vehicle seat" was invented by Chris P. Jessup (Sheridan, Ind.), Douglas W. Bittner (Indianapolis) and Steven Gale (Colfax, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination inflatable and web-based restraint for a motor vehicle seat may include an occupant restraint collar having an arcuate portion with first and second spaced apart legs each joined thereto or integral therewith, the collar configured to extend about a neck and over opposite shoulders of an occupant of the seat, fi...