Patent 7393011 was granted and assigned to Milliken & Company on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An airbag assembly including one or more elongate tether elements that extend through vent openings along travel paths from anchoring locations such that the tether elements extend in sliding relation through the vent openings. The gas emission capacity of the vent openings may be adjustable based on internal cushion pressure.