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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:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Ian Hall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sean Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeff Vinton, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nial Wykes, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ian Hall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sean Ryan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeff Vinton, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nial Wykes, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for venting an airbag is provided. The system includes a set of vent doors, thereby reducing the overall package spaced that would otherwise be required to allow the doors to swing open. The vent doors are connected by a single tether or by multiple tethers to the primary surface of the airbag cushion.