B60R 2021/23386
External tether means
Official title: {External tether means}
B60R2021/23386 (External tether means) appears on 1,040 US grants and 980 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tether mechanism for an airbag module1 Sep 2026US 12,722,589 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Curtain-type side airbag and curtain-type airbag module25 Aug 2026US 12,715,386 B2Audi AG
- Tether protection panel for airbag module25 Aug 2026US 12,715,387 B2Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.
- Roof-mounted occupant restraint system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,317 B2Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.
- Tether mechanism for an airbag module4 Aug 2026US 12,697,936 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Restraining device of a seat unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307612 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Seat cushion airbag device and seat cushion airbag structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296353 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Side airbag device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296355 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296358 A1Subaru Corporation
- Airbag cushion and folding method of airbag cushion17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274190 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Side impact and roll over inflatable head protector188US 5,788,270 AAutoliv Development AB · 1998
- Inflatable side airbag curtain module153US 6,073,961 ABreed Automotive Technology, Inc. · 2000
- Air-bag arrangement102US 6,010,149 AAutoliv Development AB · 2000
- Inflatable restraint for a vehicle occupant98US 5,865,462 ABreed Automotive Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Device for protecting a head of an occupant88US 5,265,903 ATakata Corporation · 1993