Patents
US 12005852 B2: Restraint system including a resettable web tensioning device
- Granted
- 2024-06-11
- Filed
- 2022-10-04 application 17959699
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus for tensioning an occupant restraint harness coupled to an occupant seat mountable in a motor vehicle, wherein the occupant restraint harness includes first and second lap webs securable about an occupant of the seat, may include a web tensioning device configured to be attached to a rear side of the occupant seat, the web tensioning device having an actuated state and an unactuated state, and a mechanical movement converter configured to be attached to the rear side of the occupant seat and having an input operatively coupled to the web tensioning device, a first output coupled to the first lap web and a second output coupled to the second lap web, the mechanical movement converter responsive to a transition of the web tensioning device from the unactuated state to the actuated state to simultaneously apply tension to the first and second lap webs.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240611.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. 70 patents | US company or organization | Westfield, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris P. Jessup | Sheridan, IN | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/1958 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JESSUP, CHRIS P. signed 2022-10-24 | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. WESTFIELD, IN | 61773/44 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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