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Restraint system

US10369962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2017
Grant dateAug 6, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F2232/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A restraint system includes a housing, a spool rotatably coupled to the housing, a pinion fixed to the spool, a rack engaged with the pinion, and a piston attached to the rack and the housing. The piston is filled with a resilient material. The resilient material may be a heterogeneous mixture of a liquid and hydrophobic, nanoporous particles.

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