ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,303, issued on July 22, was assigned to ZF AIRBAG GERMANY GMBH (Aschau A. Inn, Germany).
"Restraining device and airbag module" was invented by Rupert Kaiser (Griesstatt, Germany) and Koller Desiree (Lohkirchen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention describes a holding device (12) for holding and releasing a tensioning means (14) of a vehicle safety system, e.g., an airbag tether. The holding device (12) includes a pyrotechnical actuator assembly (24) for holding and, in terms of signals, specifically releasing the tensioning means (14), wherein the actuator assembly (24) comprises a plastic base (26) in which a pyrote...