ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,160, issued on May 6, was assigned to TS TECH Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).
"Side airbag device and method for manufacturing same" was invented by Atsushi Yamabe (Tochigi, Japan) and Daisuke Kuriyama (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A side airbag device with a base member for an inflator to be easily fixed thereto, and a method for manufacturing same is provided. The side airbag device includes: an airbag; an inflator configured to supply the airbag with gas; a base member configured to accommodate the airbag and the inflator, and to be fixed to a vehicle body; an outer covering member configured to cover at least a front ...