Embodiments of the invention provide airbags (12) that are guided by the seat belt, but that are not installed or incorporated into the seat belt itself. The airbags may be installed on a seat side, seat backrest, or in the seat armrest. The airbags are as...

A tubular airbag system for use in a passenger transport vehicle, comprising a tubular airbag (10) having a plurality of inflatable tubular structures (12,), each tubular structure having a length dimension that is greater than its width or height dimensio...

Disclosed are airbag modules (10) for a passenger seat(14) having a seat back (18), a container (20) coupled to the seat back: wherein the container includes at least one airbag (12) in an undeployed state, and a structure (44) positioned aft of the seat b...

Described are active seat, energy absorbing, backs (10) for a passenger seat having a seat back (16) with a first pivot location, at least one active system (12) coupled to the pivot location, and at least one sensing circuit (14) electrically connected to...

Disclosed is an airbag (10) comprising a bonnet (12) that is configured to deploy in a forward manner from a seat backrest (18) to surround a portion of an occupant of the seat; the airbag may have a bonnet hood (12) and a lower support portion (14).

A vehicular airbag system, wherein airbags (10, 30, 50) are formed of non-traditional or asymmetric shapes that, in use, act to deflect a vehicle occupant sideways away from an interior vehicle structure (S); the airbags may be or rectangular of asymmetric...

An airbag system designed to deploy in a diagonal manner from an aircraft privacy wall (16) having a side wall portion (28) and a front wall portion (30); and comprising an airbag (10) having a first connection end (12) and a second connection end (14); wh...

Described are energy absorbers (10) for a structure within a vehicle cabin having at least one airbag (12,56), an inflator (14), a control module, (16) and an outer surface (44B) positioned adjacent the airbag. The outer surface may include a plurality of ...