# Eaton Yale and Towne Inc — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Eaton Yale and Towne Inc has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Early Vehicle Airbag Safety Systems Work](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3552770/automotive-airbag-safety-device) — granted 1971
  A 1968 patent describing an early vehicle safety system that uses a rapidly inflating confinement to protect passengers during a collision.

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