ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,461, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Wooshin Safely Systems Co. Ltd. (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).
"Lap pretensioner including a structure to limit gas emissions" was invented by Ju Bong Kim (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a lap pretensioner including a structure to limit gas emissions comprises a connecting unit connected with the anchor or the buckle; and a pressure unit having an interior space formed therein into which a portion of the connecting unit is inserted, actuated by an impact on the vehicle to inject a fluid into the interior space, and moving a portion of the connectin...