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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
S.M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Anil Kalra, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60N 3/004 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23153 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes a seat including a seatback. An airbag is supported by the seatback and is inflatable to an inflated position. A tether is connected to the airbag. A pyrotechnic device is supported by the seat and connected to the tether. As the airbag inflates to the inflated position, the pyrotechnic device pulls the tether to position the airbag.