Patents by Inventor Bert Gustafsson

Bert Gustafsson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240151202
    Abstract: An ignition coil assembly for installation in a spark plug well of a combustion engine and for enabling a spark of a spark plug installed in a distal end of the spark plug well. The ignition coil assembly includes an ignition coil dimensioned and configured to transform a first voltage to a second voltage for enabling the spark, and an elongated connection portion extending in the spark plug well when the ignition coil assembly is installed in the spark plug well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Bert Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 11560869
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (101) for controlling a spark of a spark plug (SP1) in a capacitor discharge ignition system (100) for a combustion engine. The electronic circuit (101) comprises an ignition coil (110) dimensioned and configured to provide current to the spark plug (SP1), an ignition capacitor (C1) dimensioned and configured to supply energy to the primary winding (L1), an voltage source (130) dimensioned and configured to supply energy to at least one of the ignition capacitor (C1) and the primary winding (L1), a first switch (SW1) connected to the first primary terminal (TL1) and the first source terminal (TS1), a second switch (SW2) connected to the second capacitor terminal (TC2) and the second source terminal (TS2), and a third switch (SW3) connected to the second capacitor terminal (TC2) and the first source terminal (TS1). A capacitor discharge ignition system (100) including the electronic circuit (101) and a combustion engine including the capacitor discharge ignition system (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SEM AB
    Inventors: Jörgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson, Johan Eklund, Tomas Karlsson, Lars Svensson
  • Publication number: 20220252034
    Abstract: An electronic circuit (101) for controlling a spark of a spark plug (SP1) in a capacitor discharge ignition system (100) for a combustion engine. The electronic circuit (101) comprises an ignition coil (110) dimensioned and configured to provide current to the spark plug (SP1), an ignition capacitor (C1) dimensioned and configured to supply energy to the primary winding (L1), an voltage source (130) dimensioned and configured to supply energy to at least one of the ignition capacitor (C1) and the primary winding (L1), a first switch (SW1) connected to the first primary terminal (TL1) and the first source terminal (TS1), a second switch (SW2) connected to the second capacitor terminal (TC2) and the second source terminal (TS2), and a third switch (SW3) connected to the second capacitor terminal (TC2) and the first source terminal (TS1). A capacitor discharge ignition system (100) including the electronic circuit (101) and a combustion engine including the capacitor discharge ignition system (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jörgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson, Johan Eklund, Tomas Karlsson, Lars Svensson
  • Patent number: 11391259
    Abstract: A magneto ignition system for battery less hand-held combustion engines includes a claw generator with a stationary circular power coil winding enclosed by two iron claw halves and with a rotating flywheel magnet ring with multiple magnetic poles. The stationary circular coil winding includes a trigger coil with a stationary coil winding arranged in a plane orthogonal to the stationary circular power coil winding. The magneto ignition system further includes an engine control module ECM for establishment of appropriate ignition timing, and an ignition coil module ICM. The stationary circular power coil winding may provide the electrical power supply to both the ignition timing module ECM and the ignition coil module ICM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SEB AB
    Inventors: Jörgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson, Lars Svensson
  • Publication number: 20220099062
    Abstract: A magneto ignition system for battery less hand-held combustion engines includes a claw generator with a stationary circular power coil winding enclosed by two iron claw halves and with a rotating flywheel magnet ring with multiple magnetic poles. The stationary circular coil winding includes a trigger coil with a stationary coil winding arranged in a plane orthogonal to the stationary circular power coil winding. The magneto ignition system further includes an engine control module ECM for establishment of appropriate ignition timing, and an ignition coil module ICM. The stationary circular power coil winding may provide the electrical power supply to both the ignition timing module ECM and the ignition coil module ICM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: SEM AB
    Inventors: Jörgen BENGTSSON, Bert GUSTAFSSON, Lars SVENSSON
  • Patent number: 11225939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spark plug extension body connecting an ignition coil with a spark plug for a spark ignited internal combustion engine, as well as a method for providing such a spark plug extension body for reduction of partial electrical discharges in the spark plug extension body. In conventional spark plug extensions are coil springs used as electrical conductor against the spark plug terminal and/or ignition coil terminal. These coil springs cause Corona effects and short circuiting requiring replacement of the spark plug extension. With the invention the entire electrical conductor (CRu, 64, CRL) is in a rod like form and at least both ends (CRu, CRL) of the electrical conductor (CRu, 64, CRL) are made as a monolith in a flexible and electrically conducting polymeric material, preferably electrically conducting rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SEM AB
    Inventors: Jorgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson, Mats Andren
  • Publication number: 20210070641
    Abstract: In a method for treatment of waste water, a module (5) is used which includes a number of carrier elements (7) arranged in a sandwich structure and configured to be perfused a flow of waste water. The module (5) further has a number of partitions (8) arranged between carrier elements (7) and configured to direct the flow of waste water through the module (5). The module (5) may also be used in a system together with an air supplying device (20) and a waste water vessel. The air is supplied to the module (5) by the air supplying device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Bert GUSTAFSSON
  • Publication number: 20200124015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spark plug extension body connecting an ignition coil with a spark plug for a spark ignited internal combustion engine, as well as a method for providing such a spark plug extension body for reduction of partial electrical discharges in the spark plug extension body. In conventional spark plug extensions are coil springs used as electrical conductor against the spark plug terminal and/or ignition coil terminal. These coil springs cause Corona effects and short circuiting requiring replacement of the spark plug extension. With the invention the entire electrical conductor (CRu, 64, CRL) is in a rod like form and at least both ends (CRu, CRL) of the electrical conductor (CRu, 64, CRL) are made as a monolith in a flexible and electrically conducting polymeric material, preferably electrically conducting rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jorgen BENGTSSON, Bert Gustafsson, Mats ANDREN
  • Patent number: 10164410
    Abstract: The following invention relates to an ignition coil assembly for an ignition system comprising an ignition coil where said assembly has a main axis and is configured for insertion into and/or removal out of a well associated with an internal combustion engine, wherein the assembly comprises an elongated extension body made of flexible material, said extension body comprising an upper end portion and a lower end portion wherein the extension body is arranged to be transversally bendable in relation to the main axis so that the upper end portion and the lower end portion may assume an angle (?) in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SEM AB
    Inventors: Lars-Ake Andersson, Jorgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 9810191
    Abstract: This invention relates to an engine for a vehicle using alternative fuel, preferably gas, comprising an engine (5) having a spark ignited ignition system (2) wherein said ignition system (2) includes misfire detection by means of a sensor device (4) providing information to a control system (20), connected to or within said ignition system (2), and wherein said combustion includes diluted operation to optimize emissions wherein said sensor device (4) includes an ion sensing measurement means (40) arranged to measure an ion current in said engine (5) and that said ignition system (2) has a built-in function to detect misfiring through an analysis of the ion current of the engine (5) during combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SEM AB
    Inventors: Jörgen Bengtsson, Lars-Åke Andersson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 9353723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ignition system (T) for a combustion engine, the internal combustion engine comprising a control system, the ignition system (T) further comprising a power source (30), at least one ignition coil (10, 11, 12) having at least one primary coil (L2, L4, L6) and one secondary coil (L3, L5, L7) for a spark plug (13, 14, 15) and a measurement device (50) for at least one of the parameters spark current, ion current, ignition voltage and primary voltage, said measurement device (50) being adapted to provide measurement signals to said control system for regulating the ignition system (T), the ignition system (T) also comprising means for transforming up voltage and storing energy, and a plurality of switches (S1-S7), said control system being adapted to control said switches (S1-S7), by means of said measuring signal(s), for the supply of adaptive spark energy and/or to control the polarity of the spark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SEM AB
    Inventors: Jorgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20150330353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ignition system (T) for a combustion engine, the internal combustion engine comprising a control system, the ignition system (T) further comprising a power source (30), at least one ignition coil (10, 1 1, 12) having at least one primary coil (L2, L4, L6) and one secondary coil (L3, L5, L7) for a spark plug (13, 14, 15) and a measurement device (50) for at least one of the parameters spark current, ion current, ignition voltage and primary voltage, said measurement device (50) being adapted to provide measurement signals to said control system for regulating the ignition system (T), the ignition system (T) also comprising means for transforming up voltage and storing energy, and a plurality of switches (S1-S7), said control system being adapted to control said switches (S1-S7), by means of said measuring signal(s), for the supply of adaptive spark energy and/or to control the polarity of the spark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jorgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20150136098
    Abstract: The following invention relates to an ignition coil assembly for an ignition system comprising an ignition coil where said assembly has a main axis and is configured for insertion into and/or removal out of a well associated with an internal combustion engine, wherein the assembly comprises an elongated extension body made of flexible material, said extension body comprising an upper end portion and a lower end portion wherein the extension body is arranged to be transversally bendable in relation to the main axis so that the upper end portion and the lower end portion may assume an angle (?) in relation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SEM AB
    Inventors: Lars-Ake Andersson, Jorgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20150032361
    Abstract: This invention relates to an engine for a vehicle using alternative fuel, preferably gas, comprising an engine (5) having a spark ignited ignition system (2) wherein said ignition system (2) includes misfire detection by means of a sensor device (4) providing information to a control system (20), connected to or within said ignition system (2), and wherein said combustion includes diluted operation to optimize emissions wherein said sensor device (4) includes an ion sensing measurement means (40) arranged to measure an ion current in said engine (5) and that said ignition system (2) has a built-in function to detect misfiring through an analysis of the ion current of the engine (5) during combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SEM AB
    Inventors: Jõrgen Bengtsson, Lars-Åke Andersson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20130140243
    Abstract: A method of purifying raw water comprises the steps of supplying the raw water to a generally vertical, open-ended inlet cylinder (23) in a reservoir (20), exposing the water in the inlet cylinder (23) to air for accomplishing oxidizing of matter, such as iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulphide in the water and/or agitation of the water, allowing the oxidized matter to fall down by gravity to the bottom of the reservoir (20), allowing the purified water to flow upwards past the inlet cylinder (23) and through a distribution disc (24) in the reservoir (20), and removing the purified water from the upper part of the reservoir (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Bert Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 8133394
    Abstract: Wastewater can be purified in a device, which includes a cup-shaped vessel, having a wastewater inlet tube for the water at a certain level and an outlet tube at a lower level than the inlet tube, and a horizontal distribution disc, which vertically divides the vessel, has at least one opening and is provided with a substantially vertical distribution tube for receiving the water from the inlet tube. Water above the distribution disc is pumped through a filter head with a filter. Filtered water is let out through the outlet tube, whereas unfiltered water is transferred back to the distribution tube. Flocculation agent is added to the unfiltered water before reaching the distribution tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: B G Consulting HB
    Inventor: Bert Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20090301966
    Abstract: Wastewater can be purified in a device, which includes a cup-shaped vessel, having a wastewater inlet tube for the water at a certain level and an outlet tube at a lower level than the inlet tube, and a horizontal distribution disc, which vertically divides the vessel, has at least one opening and is provided with a substantially vertical distribution tube for receiving the water from the inlet tube. Water above the distribution disc is pumped through a filter head with a filter. Filtered water is let out through the outlet tube, whereas unfiltered water is transferred back to the distribution tube. Flocculation agent is added to the unfiltered water before reaching the distribution tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: B G Consulting HB
    Inventor: Bert Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 7509941
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for use with a carbureted internal combustion engine that accurately controls the amount of fuel that passes through the carburetor into the combustion chamber of the engine. A controlled triggering system controls the activation and deactivation of a solenoid. The solenoid, in turn, operates a plunger that varies the flow of fuel during the fuel intake cycle of the engine depending on the amount of fuel needed by the engine under any operating load. Thus, an engine can run leaner under partial load and run richer during periods of load and acceleration. By controlling the air-to-fuel ratio lower engine emissions and fuel consumption can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Phelon Euro AB
    Inventors: Lars Ottosson, Jorgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20080011272
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for use with an internal combusting engine that accurately control ignition timing. Reference signals are created which are used to determine both the mean engine speed as well as irregular speed. Control logic uses this engine information to accurately predict the future rotational position of the engine. The ignition timing is then adjusted to release the spark at the appropriate time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Jorgen Bengtsson, Gren Styrbjorn, Bert Gustafsson
  • Patent number: D726112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: SEM AB
    Inventors: Lars-Åke Andersson, Jörgen Bengtsson, Bert Gustafsson