ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,239, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Curtain shield airbag device" was invented by Kennosuke Kariya (Kakamigahara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curtain shield airbag device includes a curtain shield airbag having a front lower sub-chamber portion located on a side of a front seat of a vehicle in an inflated and deployed state and a rear lower sub-chamber portion located on a side of a rear seat of the vehicle in the inflated and deployed state, and includes a distribution unit having a front path for supplying gas to the front lower sub-chamber portion and a rear path for supplying g...