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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Pongdet Paul Wipasuramonton, Rochester, MI (US);
Mark Andrew Steinbach, Clawson, MI (US);
James Peter Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
David Lloyd Danielson, Midland, MI (US);
Todd Matthew Starke, Saint Charles, MI (US);
Chad Michael Dinninger, Saint Charles, MI (US);
Pongdet Paul Wipasuramonton, Rochester, MI (US);
Mark Andrew Steinbach, Clawson, MI (US);
James Peter Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
David Lloyd Danielson, Midland, MI (US);
Todd Matthew Starke, Saint Charles, MI (US);
Chad Michael Dinninger, Saint Charles, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag is provided which includes at least one fabric panel and a structural seam. The structural seam includes an adhesive but does not include stitching. Such stitching tends to weaken the fabric of airbags and causes a higher denier fabric with higher strength to be used to offset the loss in strength, but this in turn produces an airbag of greater weight due to the high denier fabric. By providing an airbag with a structural seam provided by an adhesive without stitching, an airbag may be lighter and may be inflated in less time.