Patents by Inventor Kristina Wiklund

Kristina Wiklund 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).

  • Method and device for a safety belt
    Patent number: 6637772
    Abstract: For a safety belt (2) in a vehicle, the belt is tightened in the event of a collision for at least 300 ms, at the same time as the maximum pull on the safety belt is limited to a predetermined value during the whole tightening process. This is made possible by a tightening device (15) being arranged to be able to operate for at least 300 ms and by there being a load-limiting device (14) between the tightening device (15) and the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Saab Automobile AB
    Inventors: Mats Fägerhag, Alf Hedlund, Kristina Wiklund, David C. Viano
  • Vehicle seat provided with a headrest
    Patent number: 6199947
    Abstract: A vehicle chair has a neck support (4), which by means of a support mechanism (5) is mounted movable relative to the back (3) of the chair, so that during rear end collisions with the help of the back of the traveller and a maneuvering means (10) in the chair to be forced forwards in order to meet and intercept the head of the traveller. This maneuvering means (10) is connected to the frame (9) in the back of the chair by means of a link mechanism (11), wherein the connection (13) of the link mechanism (11) to the frame (9) is situated higher than the connection (14) of the link mechanism (11) to the maneuvering means (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: SAAB Automobile AB
    Inventor: Kristina Wiklund