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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. 22, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chin-Hsu Lin, Troy, MI (US);
Louis D. Thole, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Mark O. Neal, Rochester, MI (US);
David Acosta, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 21/20 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0034 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01204 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01286 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inflatable blanket for a vehicle includes a first blanket layer, a second blanket layer coupled to the first blanket layer, and an airbag disposed between the first blanket layer and the second blanket layer. The airbag has a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration to protect a vehicle occupant when the vehicle is subjected to an external force.