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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186715 | Airbag, airbag device, and vehicle An airbag comprises a right half airbag to be inflated on a front right side of an occupant, a left half airbag to be inflated on a front left side of the occupant, and a base-end chamber that communicates with base-end sides of the right half airbag and the left ha... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181990 | Multiple chamber airbag system An airbag for use within a motor vehicle, which includes a gas generator for supplying inflation gas; a lower chamber configured to be inflated directly by the gas generator; an upper chamber located above and proximate to the lower chamber; and a diffusing panel co... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172263 | Externally anchored upper tether for altering airbag deployment An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag moveable between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. A tether has a first tether end connected adjacent an upper portion of the contact face and a second tet... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8136838 | Airbag An occupant side-impact protection apparatus for a motor vehicle, including an inflatable cushion stored in a folded configuration and an inflator configured to provide gas to inflate the cushion. The cushion is configured to inflate to form a curtain to protect the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8079615 | Vehicle steering device A vehicle steering device includes a rotatable steering handle including grips lying on left and right sides of the steering handle in a straight-ahead driving position with a non-grip space left on at least one of upper and lower sides of the steering handle; and a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070183 | Airbag and airbag apparatus An airbag to be inflated by gas for a vehicle includes a base member for the airbag, an opening and closing vent provided in the base member, and a discharging gas control member for restraining gas from discharging from the opening and closing vent. The discharging... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8042832 | Airbag of vehicle The airbag of the vehicle according to the present invention can suppress initial deployment of a cushion and minimize injury of an occupant caused by a pressure upon deployment of the cushion since outer tethers covering the outer side of the cushion are sewn and c... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033571 | Energy dissipative cushioning elements An apparatus, method, computer program product, and/or system are described that determine an event, actuate a cushioning element in response to the determining the event, the cushioning element including one or more tension-bearing members, and dissipate at least s... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025311 | Air-bag An air-bag comprising: a circumferential wall including facing wall portions which define a free inflation portion in which a distance between the facing wall portions is not controlled and a distance controlled portion in which a distance between the facing wall po... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011691 | Air bag An air bag deployed from a mounted member mounted with the air bag toward an occupant by an insertion of a gas, the air bag includes a front surface portion confronting the occupant, the front surface portion being arranged to be deployed toward the occupant. The fr... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988194 | Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus for protecting an occupant of a vehicle comprises an inflatable chamber formed by at least one fabric panel and configured to be filled with an inflation gas and deploy into position to protect the occupant; and a tether connected to the panel to... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984924 | Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat An airbag apparatus which has an airbag provided at least either on the left side or right side of the circumferential wall with an exhaust opening is disclosed. The exhaust opening is comprised of part of a lap portion of the airbag where a terminal of a front sect... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980593 | Airbag module having a tether holder A passenger airbag module equipped with an airbag cushion and a tether holder used in a vehicle. The tether holder holds a tether prior to inflating the airbag cushion and inhibits twisting of the tether during deployment of the tether when the airbag cushion is inf... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7950694 | Tether for airbag module A tether for a passenger airbag cushion of a vehicle includes first and second twist preventing parts formed at both edges of the tether in the deployment direction of the tether by an inflator such that the thickness of both edges of the tether is increased. The ai... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946622 | External and internal airbag tether arrangement An example tethered airbag arrangement includes an airbag movable to an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. An internal tether constrains expansion of the contact face. An external tether also constrains expansion of the contact face. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946621 | Airbag device for vehicle An airbag device for a vehicle including an inflator that generates high-pressure gas upon receiving an impact; and an airbag that deploys between an occupant and a vehicle body side portion from a folded state upon receiving the high-pressure gas from the inflator,... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942444 | Airbag module The disclosed airbag device for a vehicle may comprise an airbag and at least one connection member. The airbag may have first and second side surfaces, wherein the first side surface has upper and lower ends. The at least one connection member may connect the lower... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942443 | Airbag system An airbag module for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion, an inflator to inflate the airbag cushion, a sleeve connected to the airbag cushion and a tether configured to pass through the sleeve. A first end of the tether is anchored to a portion of the airbag cushio... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938444 | Mounting bracket for tether release mechanism An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a release device and a release device mounting bracket. The release device is in electronic communication with at least one sensor in a vehicle and is configured to release one or more active vent tethers or airbag restrain... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938445 | Dual chamber airbag cushions with a safety vent in the front chamber An airbag cushion has two chambers to permit the front chamber to inflate less rapidly than the back chamber for cushioning the head of an occupant in a vehicle with less force than the chest of an occupant is cushioned by the back chamber. The front chamber has at ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931299 | Low risk deployment airbag cushion The application relates to an airbag with a venting assembly. An air bag cushion can include at least one panel and a tether that forms the venting assembly. The tether can include an attachment portion to attach the tether to a panel of the air bag cushion, an open... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922200 | Inflatable cushion assembly including breakable tether stitches An inflatable cushion assembly includes a tether having an attachment end attached to an inflatable cushion. The tether comprises one or more seams extending along an axis and defining a pocket adjacent the attachment end. The seam includes a series of breakable sti... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922199 | Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion A control device for modifying the deployment characteristics of an inflatable cushion of an airbag module, the control device comprising: a releasable retention device, a first end of the releasable retention device being releasably secured to an inner surface of t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914041 | Occupant protection device on the passenger side An occupant protection device on a passenger side of a vehicle includes a gas bag (16) having a front wall (18) facing an interior of the vehicle. The occupant protection device further includes a tether strap (26) arranged inside the gas bag ( | 03/29/2011 |
| 7878542 | Airbag device An airbag device includes an airbag, an adjusting unit capable of adjusting an aperture efficiency of at least one vent hole, a tether belt whose one end is connected to the adjusting unit, and a holding unit for hooking another end of the tether belt. In case where... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878541 | Multi-adaptive airbag An airbag module to protect the automobile occupant, which includes an inflatable bag (11) from the gas that is produced by a generator when a dangerous situation to the occupant is detected, which includes a number of internal straps (15, 17 and 19... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878540 | Knee protecting airbag device In a knee protecting airbag device (M1), an airbag (26) folded and housed below a steering column (3) is expanded and inflated while rising from the lower side of the steering column (3) along a column cover lower surface (9a | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866695 | Energy absorbing device An energy absorbing device for the interior of a motor vehicle of the specification is described. The device includes two elements which are arranged movably relative to one another, having at least one actuator which is arranged between these elements and at least ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857347 | Airbag and airbag apparatus An airbag device includes an outer shell forming an airbag and having a vent hole, a restriction member for restricting gas flow through the vent hole, a first chamber having the vent hole, a second chamber, the inner panel partitioning the airbag into the first and... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857346 | Safety arrangement A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which comprises an air-bag module (1) having an inflatable air-bag (5) in fluid communication with an inflator (4). An internal tether (14) is provided having a first end (15) a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850203 | External and internal airbag tether arrangement An example tethered airbag arrangement includes an airbag movable to an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. An internal tether constrains expansion of the contact face. An external tether system includes tether portions and at least one bridge por... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845683 | Air bag system An air bag system includes an air bag folded so that an occupant-restraining face of the air bag which restrains an occupant upon a deployment is hidden inside a central portion of the folded air bag, and a retaining member for covering said folded air bag. The air ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841623 | Airbag device An airbag device includes: a bag body; a linkage member whose an end portion is provided with a latch stopper hole; and a retention device that has a retention member capable of penetrating the latch stopper hole, and that retains the linkage member while the latch ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841622 | Airbag and airbag apparatus The area of panels used in an airbag that inflates so that a recess extends in the vertical direction between a left chamber and a right chamber. The airbag 1 includes a front chamber 2 positioned in the forefront when viewed from the position of an oc... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832763 | Releasable tether retention system A releasable tether retention system is provided. The system includes a housing, a cutting member slidably coupled to the housing, and a tether holder secured to the tether for attaching a tether to the housing. At least a first portion of the tether holder is coupl... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823921 | Airbag system for motorcycle An air bag system is provided wherein a support belt for coupling an airbag to a vehicle body is accommodated in an accommodation part provided in the vehicle body. A belt cover is engaged from above so as to cover the accommodation part. The belt cover is configure... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823922 | Tether systems for inflatable cushions An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a tether system for use in a vehicle. The airbag and the tether are configured such that upon airbag deployment the tether applies sufficient tension to the cushion to mitigate occupant ejection from the vehicle. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819425 | Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion A control device for modifying the deployment characteristics of an inflatable cushion of an airbag module, the control device comprising: a releasable retention device, a first end of the releasable retention device being releasably secured to an inner surface of t... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7793978 | Constrained airbag deployment using an external tether An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag that moves between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. A tether adjacent an exterior surface of the airbag moves with the airbag between a shorter position and a longer position. The tether rem... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793976 | Tether structure for airbag An airbag is provided with first and second tethers and attached to the inner surface of the ceiling. The first tether extends towards the left side of the back face side from the center portion of the front face side facing a rider. The second tether extends toward... | 09/14/2010 |
