Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-13
2010-06-15
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
active
07735858
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed airbag device may protect a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle. The airbag device may comprise an airbag cushion that functions as a side airbag and as a curtain airbag so as to cover an area of a portion of an interior side wall of the vehicle, a portion of a window glass, or a combination thereof upon deployment. The airbag cushion may have a width in fore and aft directions and a height which result in the portion of window glass, the portion of the interior side wall, or the combination thereof being covered in a vicinity of the vehicle occupant such that a thorax, a pelvis, a shoulder and a head of the vehicle occupant are protected from directly contacting adjacent interior side surfaces of the motor vehicle during a crash event.
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Marriott Brandon Scott
Megiveron Michael Gene
Wiggins Nicole
Culbreth Eric
Foley & Lardner LLP
TK Holdings Inc.
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