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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:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Salem Bensalem, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Scott L. Frederick, Brighton, MI (US);
Paxton S. Williams, Milan, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A system for the protection of an electronic device in a vehicle includes a housing, a capsule, a trigger mechanism, and a supply of expandable material. The electronic device is positioned within the housing. The trigger mechanism is coupled to the capsule. The supply of expandable material is configured to move from a compressed state to an expanded state. The supply of expandable material is positioned within the capsule in the compressed state and positioned surrounding the electronic device within the bladder in the expanded state.
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