Patents by Inventor Kenneth Laine

Kenneth Laine 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: 7628440
    Abstract: A cargo space arrangement for a vehicle comprising a main cargo space positioned inside a vehicle door, a load floor forming a lower area of the main cargo space, and a floor lid arranged in the load floor. The floor lid being arranged to conceal a storage compartment located below the floor lid. The floor lid comprises a first, upwardly openable end that faces the vehicle door and a second, opposite end that, at least when the floor lid is in a closed position, is firmly attached to the vehicle. The first end of the floor lid extends below at least a part of the vehicle door when both the floor lid and the vehicle door are in a closed position such that the floor lid is prevented from being opened when the vehicle door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nils Bernhardsson, Kenneth Laine, Kent Sandstrom
  • Publication number: 20080173411
    Abstract: A baggage space cover system is provided. The baggage space cover is used for covering items stored in the baggage space compartment of a vehicle. The baggage space cover system comprises a pair of end pieces, mounted to each end of a cassette containing a baggage space cover, and corresponding recesses arranged at opposing side surfaces of the baggage space compartment of a vehicle. Each end piece is configured for mounting in a corresponding recess. The baggage space cover system further comprises guiding means for positioning the end pieces and thus also positioning the complete baggage cover device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Nils Bernhardsson, Kenneth Laine
  • Publication number: 20080164709
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cargo space arrangement (1) for a vehicle (5), said cargo space arrangement (1) comprising a main cargo space (3) positioned inside a vehicle door (7), a load floor (9) forming a lower area of the main cargo space (3), and a floor lid (10) arranged in the load floor (9), said floor lid (10) being arranged to conceal a storage compartment (19) located below the floor lid (10), wherein the floor lid (10) comprises a first, upwardly openable end (10a) that faces the vehicle door (7) and a second, opposite end (10b) that, at least when the floor lid (10) is in a closed position, is firmly attached to the vehicle (5). The invention is characterized in that the first end (10a) of the floor lid (10) extends below at least a part of the vehicle door (7) when both the floor lid (10) and the vehicle door (7) is in a closed position such that the floor lid (10) is prevented from being opened when the vehicle door (7) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Nils Bernhardsson, Kenneth Laine, Kent Sandstrom
  • Patent number: 6819474
    Abstract: Quantum switches, referred to as trisistors, operate on the basis of interactions between two elementary particles (EP), such as photons, electrons, phonons, etc. A first EP is used as a control input to the trisistor and interacts with a second EP, thereby inducing a detectable state change in the second EP that determines the trisistor's output value. The physical property which determines the particular EP state could be, for example, polarization, spin direction or energy level. The trisistors are connected primarily in series rather than in parallel as in previous quantum computing devices. The trisistors can be combined to form various types of logic gates, circuits, and other computer components. To implement the changes of state of the trisistors, one preferred embodiment employs nonlinear optics using a thin section of crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Arisbe Tools, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ralph G. Beil, Kenneth Laine Ketner
  • Publication number: 20030142386
    Abstract: Quantum switches, referred to as trisistors, operate on the basis of interactions between two elementary particles (EP), such as photons, electrons, phonons, etc. A first EP is used as a control input to the trisistor and interacts with a second EP, thereby inducing a detectable state change in the second EP that determines the trisistor's output value. The physical property which determines the particular EP state could be, for example, polarization, spin direction or energy level. The operation of the various embodiments of the invention is based on a triadic theory of particle behavior that the inventors have proposed in which all interactions between elementary particles can be defined as a function of a history of each particle's quantum states both before and after the interaction between the two particles. The trisistors can be combined to form various types of logic gates, circuits and other computer circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Arisbe Tools, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ralph G. Beil, Kenneth Laine Ketner