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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:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2078 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23153 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a vehicle seat having a seatback. An airbag is inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. A linear actuator is fixed to the seatback and the airbag. The airbag is moveable by the linear actuator from an undeployed position upwardly away from the seatback to a deployed position. The linear actuator supports the airbag on the seatback in the uninflated position and in the inflated position.