ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,781, issued on May 13, was assigned to ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH (Alfdorf, Germany).
"Holding device and airbag module" was invented by Werner Freisler (Schwabisch Gmund, 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. 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 pyrotechnical unit (28) including a propelling charge and an igniter (...