Patents by Inventor Lars Sjöblom

Lars Sjöblom 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: 11952092
    Abstract: A propulsion unit for a marine vessel is adapted to receive power from at least one power supply unit. The propulsion unit includes a stationary part adapted to be mounted to a hull of the marine vessel, and a movable part comprising one or more thrust generating devices adapted to transform the received power into a thrust by acting on water carrying the marine vessel. The propulsion unit is adapted to receive exhaust gases from at least two internal combustion engines, wherein the movable part is adapted to release the exhaust gases into the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lars Sjöblom, Mikael Åsberg, Mathias Åström
  • Publication number: 20220258844
    Abstract: A propulsion unit for a marine vessel is adapted to receive power from at least one power supply unit. The propulsion unit includes a stationary part adapted to be mounted to a hull of the marine vessel, and a movable part comprising one or more thrust generating devices adapted to transform the received power into a thrust by acting on water carrying the marine vessel. The propulsion unit is adapted to receive exhaust gases from at least two internal combustion engines, wherein the movable part is adapted to release the exhaust gases into the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lars SJÖBLOM, Mikael ÅSBERG, Mathias ÅSTRÖM
  • Publication number: 20210380214
    Abstract: The invention relates to an outer drive protection arrangement attachable to a marine vessel (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600) while not immersed in water. The arrangement comprises a rim portion (110; 210; 310; 410; 510; 610; 810; 910) arranged in contact with at least a transom surface (101; 201; 301; 401; 501; 601; 801; 901) and surrounding at least one outer drive (103; 203; 303; 403; 503; 603; 803; 903); and a protective cover (111; 211; 311; 411; 511; 611; 811; 911) attached to the rim portion and enclosing a volume encompassing the at least one outer drive, in order to provide a protective gaseous environment inside the cover; wherein the environment contained within the cover is circulated and maintained at a predetermined atmospheric condition by means of a source of conditioned gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Volvo Penta Corporation
    Inventor: Lars SJÖBLOM
  • Patent number: 8579669
    Abstract: A gear housing for an aquatic vessel is adapted to be attached at an attachment site to an underside of a hull of the aquatic vessel. The gear housing includes at least one weakened region adapted to yield when the gear housing is rotated at the attachment site following an impact. A breakaway safety system includes such a gear housing, and a fracturable member for attaching the gear housing to the hull at the attachment site, wherein the weakened region is adapted to yield such that the fracturable member fractures. An aquatic vessel includes such a gear housing or such a breakaway safety system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventors: Lars Sjöblom, Mathias Aström, Lennart Sellman, Mikael Asberg
  • Publication number: 20110056329
    Abstract: A gear housing for an aquatic vessel is adapted to be attached at an attachment site to an underside of a hull of the aquatic vessel. The gear housing includes at least one weakened region adapted to yield when the gear housing is rotated at the attachment site following an impact. A breakaway safety system includes such a gear housing, and a fracturable member for attaching the gear housing to the hull at the attachment site, wherein the weakened region is adapted to yield such that the fracturable member fractures. An aquatic vessel includes such a gear housing or such a breakaway safety system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventors: Lars Sjöblom, Mathias Aström, Lennart Sellman, Mikael Asberg
  • Patent number: D474161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventors: Staffan Månsson, Lars Sjöblom