Patents by Inventor Christer Bjornrud

Christer Bjornrud 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: 20130227818
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge mechanism for a bonnet of a vehicle. The hinge mechanism comprises: a first hinge member connectable to the bonnet, a second hinge member having a first end and a second end, a third hinge member connectable to the body structure, and has a first state, wherein the first and second hinge members are releasably engaged to each other, and a second state being different from the first state. The hinge mechanism is displaceable from the first state to the second state by a pivotal displacement of the first hinge member with respect to the second hinge member. The hinge mechanism further comprises an abutment member attached to one of the first and second hinge members, such that when the hinge mechanism is in the second state, the other of the first and second hinge members abuts in a predetermined position relative to the abutment member, while the first and second hinge members are displaceable relative to each other via the abutment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tommy Zippert, Christer Bjornrud, Niklas Graberg, Christina Gullander, Anders Fredriksson, Henrik Karlsson
  • Patent number: 7849559
    Abstract: A vehicle hood stop arranged to collapse if the vehicle hood is struck by an object with an impact force exceeding a predetermined limit. The hood stop includes an upper section arranged below a lower surface of the hood, a lower section arranged to be attached to the vehicle, and at least one impact absorbing sections, where a first impact absorbing sections includes at least three collapsible supporting members arranged to diverge from one another as they extend from the upper section toward the lower section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Lindmark, Christer Bjornrud
  • Publication number: 20090278383
    Abstract: A vehicle hood stop arranged to collapse if the vehicle hood is struck by an object with an impact force exceeding a predetermined limit. The hood stop includes an upper section arranged below a lower surface of the hood, a lower section arranged to be attached to the vehicle, and at least one impact absorbing sections, where a first impact absorbing sections includes at least three collapsible supporting members arranged to diverge from one another as they extend from the upper section toward the lower section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Lindmark, Christer Bjornrud