Patents by Inventor Emil Olofsson

Emil Olofsson 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).

  • B-pillar and method of manufacturing it
    Patent number: 9744997
    Abstract: A B-pillar is shaped from a sheet blank (20,21) into a hat profile with a central flange (12), two sides (13,14) and two side flanges (15,16), and it has, over a portion of its length, a reinforcing sheet (21) that make the B-pillar have double sheets. The reinforcing sheet (21) extends out over the side flanges (15,16) over at least ¼ of its length and narrows down at both its ends so that it does not extend out over the side flanges over part of its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Gestamp Hardtech AB
    Inventors: Emil Olofsson, Jan Larsson, Hans Bodin
  • B-Pillar And Method Of Manufacturing It
    Publication number: 20150210320
    Abstract: A B-pillar is shaped from a sheet blank (20,21) into a hat profile with a central flange (12), two sides (13,14) and two side flanges (15,16), and it has, over a portion of its length, a reinforcing sheet (21) that make the B-pillar have double sheets. The reinforcing sheet (21) extends out over the side flanges (15,16) over at least ¼ of its length and narrows down at both its ends so that it does not extend out over the side flanges over part of its length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Gestamp Hardlech AB
    Inventors: Emil Olofsson, Jan Larsson, Hans Bodin