Patents by Inventor Henrik Eklund

Henrik Eklund 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).

  • Patent number: 11922741
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which provide verification of parts installed to a device. A device comprising one or more sensors one or more processors implemented in circuitry may be configured to perform the techniques herein. The one or more processors are in communication with the one or more sensors and are configured to determine, in response to detecting an installation of a component for the device, an operating characteristic of the component measured by the one or more sensors. The one or more processors are further configured to verify, based at least in part on a comparison of the operating characteristic of the component and an approved operating characteristic for the component stored in a blockchain, that the component is an approved component for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Martin Viktor Ropel, Kjell Henrik Eklund
  • Publication number: 20220210968
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an implement carrier 1 comprising an implement carrier body 3 driven by a driving arrangement 5 and configured for connecting alternatingly with at least a first 7 and a second 9 implement. The implement carrier further comprises at least one sensor module 11 adapted for scanning at least a portion of the area surrounding the implement carrier 1 and a connected implement 7, 9, such as containing ultrasound sensors and the like. A moveable sensor module arm 13 is provided, having a proximal end 15 connected to the implement carrier body 3, wherein the sensor module 11 is arranged on the sensor module arm at a distance from the proximal end 15. This allows for a flexible placing of the sensor module11 with regard to the implement carrier 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Henrik Eklund, Herman Jonsson
  • Patent number: 11162435
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carburetor assembly (7) comprising a control unit (17), an air channel (8), a throttle valve (9), a choke valve (10), a pulsed fuel valve (11), and a fuel supply line (12). The control unit (17) is adapted to control the fuel valve (11) to supply fuel in accordance with a certain start setting, where the choke valve (10) can be open or closed. The carburetor assembly (7) comprises a rotation angle detector assembly (20) with a choke detector part (29) that is mounted to a choke shaft (30) that is connected to the choke valve (10) such that the choke detector part (29) is arranged to rotate together with the choke valve (10). The rotation angle detector assembly (20) further comprises a choke sensor device (23, 33) that is connected to the control unit (17) and can be affected by the choke detector part (29) such that the choke sensor device (23, 33) provides different output signals to the control unit (17) in dependence of whether the choke valve (10) is open or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Tomas Wykman, Henrik Eklund, Mikael Larsson
  • Patent number: 10936302
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which provide a technique for securely updating sub-systems of a device. A device includes multiple sub-systems including a first sub-system and a second sub-system. Each sub-system includes one or more processors. One or more processors of the first sub-system may be configured to perform the techniques herein. The one or more processors of the first sub-system are configured to download, from one or more nodes of a network, a sub-system update for the second sub-system in response to detecting an update to a ledger of a blockchain associated with the second sub-system. The one or more processors of the first sub-system are further configured to distribute the sub-system update for the second sub-system to the second sub-system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Kjell Henrik Eklund, Andreas Martin Viktor Ropel
  • Patent number: 10914245
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool comprising an internal combustion engine (4), a working tool (6), a centrifugal clutch (8), and a control system (10) is disclosed. The engine (4) has a clutch-in speed, above which the engine (4) drives the working tool (6). The control system (10) comprises a rotation speed sensor (12), and a speed limitation controller (14), which is configured to limit an engine speed at a limitation speed below the clutch-in speed. It is active or activated during a starting procedure of the internal combustion engine (4). The control system (10) is configured to deactivate the speed limitation controller (14) upon sensing at least one acceleration at a level above the limitation speed and sensing at least one deceleration at a level above the limitation speed, such that the engine (4) is rotatable above the limitation speed to drive the working tool (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Henrik Eklund
  • Publication number: 20200387367
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which provide a technique for securely updating sub-systems of a device. A device includes multiple sub-systems including a first sub-system and a second sub-system. Each sub-system includes one or more processors. One or more processors of the first sub-system may be configured to perform the techniques herein. The one or more processors of the first sub-system are configured to download, from one or more nodes of a network, a sub-system update for the second sub-system in response to detecting an update to a ledger of a blockchain associated with the second sub-system. The one or more processors of the first sub-system are further configured to distribute the sub-system update for the second sub-system to the second sub-system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Kjell Henrik Eklund, Andreas Martin Viktor Ropel
  • Publication number: 20200388091
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which provide verification of parts installed to a device. A device comprising one or more sensors one or more processors implemented in circuitry may be configured to perform the techniques herein. The one or more processors are in communication with the one or more sensors and are configured to determine, in response to detecting an installation of a component for the device, an operating characteristic of the component measured by the one or more sensors. The one or more processors are further configured to verify, based at least in part on a comparison of the operating characteristic of the component and an approved operating characteristic for the component stored in a blockchain, that the component is an approved component for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Martin Viktor Ropel, Kjell Henrik Eklund
  • Publication number: 20200141334
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carburetor assembly (7) comprising a control unit (17), an air channel (8), a throttle valve (9), a choke valve (10), a pulsed fuel valve (11), and a fuel supply line (12). The control unit (17) is adapted to control the fuel valve (11) to supply fuel in accordance with a certain start setting, where the choke valve (10) can be open or closed. The carburetor assembly (7) comprises a rotation angle detector assembly (20) with a choke detector part (29) that is mounted to a choke shaft (30) that is connected to the choke valve (10) such that the choke detector part (29) is arranged to rotate together with the choke valve (10). The rotation angle detector assembly (20) further comprises a choke sensor device (23, 33) that is connected to the control unit (17) and can be affected by the choke detector part (29) such that the choke sensor device (23, 33) provides different output signals to the control unit (17) in dependence of whether the choke valve (10) is open or closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Tomas Wykman, Henrik Eklund, Mikael Larsson
  • Patent number: 10436135
    Abstract: Herein a hand-held power tool comprising an internal combustion engine (4) is disclosed. The hand-held power tool comprises, a working tool (6), a centrifugal clutch (8), and a control system (10). The internal combustion engine (4) has a clutch-in speed (?C) above which the internal combustion engine (4) drives the working tool (6). A speed limitation controller (14), is configured to limit an engine speed at a limitation speed below the clutch-in speed (?C). The control system (10) is configured to calculate an integral of the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine (4), and to deactivate the speed limitation controller (14) after the integral reaches an integration limit value, such that the internal combustion engine (4) is rotatable above the limitation speed (?L) to drive the working tool (6) via the centrifugal clutch (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Henrik Eklund
  • Publication number: 20190048794
    Abstract: Herein a control system (10) for controlling an internal combustion engine of a hand-held power tool (2) is disclosed. The control system (10) comprises an electronic control logic (24), a first and a second sensor (26, 28). A first conductive path (36) comprises the first sensor (26). A second conductive path (38) comprises the second sensor (28). The first and second conductive paths are connected to an input (40) of the electronic control logic (24). The first and second conductive paths are connected to a fixed voltage potential. The first conductive path (36) has a first electrical property and the second conductive path (38) has a second electrical property. The first electrical property and the second electrical property together are different from at least one of the first electrical property and the second electrical property, such that the electronic control logic (24) is able to detect different states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Henrik Eklund, Björn Lundblad, Johan Assargård
  • Publication number: 20180363571
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool comprising an internal combustion engine (4), a working tool (6), a centrifugal clutch (8), and a control system (10) is disclosed. The engine (4) has a clutch-in speed, above which the engine (4) drives the working tool (6). The control system (10) comprises a rotation speed sensor (12), and a speed limitation controller (14), which is configured to limit an engine speed at a limitation speed below the clutch-in speed. It is active or activated during a starting procedure of the internal combustion engine (4). The control system (10) is configured to deactivate the speed limitation controller (14) upon sensing at least one acceleration at a level above the limitation speed and sensing at least one deceleration at a level above the limitation speed, such that the engine (4) is rotatable above the limitation speed to drive the working tool (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Henrik Eklund
  • Publication number: 20180355810
    Abstract: Herein a hand-held power tool comprising an internal combustion engine (4) is disclosed. The hand-held power tool comprises, a working tool (6), a centrifugal clutch (8), and a control system (10). The internal combustion engine (4) has a clutch-in speed (?C) above which the internal combustion engine (4) drives the working tool (6). A speed limitation controller (14), is configured to limit an engine speed at a limitation speed below the clutch-in speed (?C). The control system (10) is configured to calculate an integral of the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine (4), and to deactivate the speed limitation controller (14) after the integral reaches an integration limit value, such that the internal combustion engine (4) is rotatable above the limitation speed (?L) to drive the working tool (6) via the centrifugal clutch (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Henrik Eklund
  • Patent number: 9665080
    Abstract: Arrangement and methods for communicating data between a control system (100) of a power tool (10) and a computing device (20). The arrangement (1) comprises a control system (100) with a plurality of electronic control units, ECUs (110, 120), a computing device (20), and a connecting unit (30) comprising a data connection (32). The plurality of ECUs (110, 120) are connected to a common bus of the control system (100). Each of the plurality of ECUs (110, 120) has a passive service mode (201) and an active service mode (202). The computing device is operable of transmitting a wake-up communication signal to the plurality of ECUs (110, 120), which wake-up communication signal comprises an ID of a selected ECU (110, 120) out of the plurality of ECUs (110, 120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Björn Lundblad, Johan Assargård, Henrik Eklund
  • Patent number: 8925473
    Abstract: A method and a device for cutting at least an upper thread of a sewing machine provided with a fabric clamping member (20), wherein a length of the thread consumed for a cut can be set within a predetermined interval. The method for cutting at least the upper thread (4) of a sewing machine (1) includes the steps: feeding a predetermined length x of said upper thread (4) utilizing a thread feeder (15), pulling out the upper thread (4) said predetermined length utilizing a displacement of said fabric clamping member (20) from a current position to a second position executing by means of a sewing machine processor (C) program sequences stored in a memory (M) for controlling a thread cutter (10) to perform a cut of at least said upper thread (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: VSM Group AB
    Inventors: Henrik Eklund, Tom Dolk
  • Publication number: 20140324194
    Abstract: Arrangement and methods for communicating data between a control system (100) of a power tool (10) and a computing device (20). The arrangement (1) comprises a control system (100) with a plurality of electronic control units, ECUs (110, 120), a computing device (20), and a connecting unit (30) comprising a data connection (32). The plurality of ECUs (110, 120) are connected to a common bus of the control system (100). Each of the plurality of ECUs (110, 120) has a passive service mode (201) and an active service mode (202). The computing device is operable of transmitting a wake-up communication signal to the plurality of ECUs (110, 120), which wake-up communication signal comprises an ID of a selected ECU (110, 120) out of the plurality of ECUs (110, 120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Mikael Larsson, Björn Lundblad, Johan Assargård, Henrik Eklund
  • Patent number: 8683932
    Abstract: A method is provided for embroidering embroidery elements by means of a processor-controlled sewing machine (1). The method includes: the fabric (2) that is to be embroidered is placed in the required position in relation to a threaded needle (5) on the sewing machine; a plurality of embroidery elements (A, B, C) in the form of software products having pre-programmed embroideries are provided; a group of said embroidery elements, defined as stitch data objects in a memory (M), is selected; an arbitrary curve (KU) along which said group of embroidery elements (A, B, C) shall be embroidered on said fabric (2) is defined by the operator of the sewing machine; said embroidery elements of said group are distributed in a spaced relationship along said curve utilizing a positioning algorithm. According to the method of the invention, a coupling between the embroidery elements of the group and the arbitrary curve is preserved during the full processing by said positioning algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: VSM Group AB
    Inventors: Henrik Eklund, Christian Bondesson
  • Patent number: 8161895
    Abstract: A method and device for free-hand embroidering on a sewing material with a sewing machine which has a memory for stitch data for a sewing pattern and a processor for reading the stitch data and for causing the sewing machine to execute stitches according to stitch data, which sewing machine has a needle and a sewing material feeder for moving the sewing material in a direction, which processor controls movements according to the direction relative to the position of the needle for the execution of stitches according to the sewing pattern, and which method includes during use of the sewing machine in a free-hand mode: storage in the memory of stitch data for at least one stitch type for free-hand embroidering, choice of a stitch type, maneuvering, via first control signals, a movement of the sewing material feeder in any desired the direction by using a hand-operated control, detection of the first control signals in the processor, calculation in the processor, from the first control signals, of the direction
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: VSM Group AB
    Inventors: Hans Grufman, Henrik Eklund
  • Patent number: D719982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Sara Alpsten, Henrik Eklund
  • Patent number: D728634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Sara Alpsten, Henrik Eklund
  • Patent number: D846739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventors: Bill Baumer, Henrik Enkel Larsson, Henrik Eklund, Arne Puhasmagi, Örjan Sodeberg, Jonas Bjoorkman