ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,770, issued on May 13, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Occupant protection device and airbag cover" was invented by Takatoshi Yajima (Kiyosu, Japan), Yuji Sato (Kiyosu, Japan), Akira Yasuda (Kiyosu, Japan), Kenji Kakimoto (Kiyosu, Japan) and Yuji Matsuzaki (Kiyosu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An occupant protection device includes an airbag mounted on a seat of a vehicle and attached to a belt body of a seat belt in a folded state. The airbag is inflated so as to allow an inflation gas discharged from an inflator to flow into the airbag and protect an occupant seated on the seat while protruding ...