Patents by Inventor Mikael Bäckström
Mikael Bäckström 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).
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Publication number: 20170089127Abstract: A safety gate has a reconfigurable frame with top and bottom assemblies and opposed side assemblies. The opposed side assemblies connect the top and bottom assemblies to form the frame. Each of the opposed side assemblies has an upper section and a lower section. A central hinge pivotally connects the upper section and the lower section on each of the opposed side assemblies. The frame is reconfigurable between a deployed configuration with the opposed side assemblies each in an extended orientation and the top and bottom assemblies spaced apart from one another and a compact configuration with the upper and lower sections of the opposed side assemblies each being pivoted to a folded orientation about the respective central hinge and with the top and bottom assemblies spaced closer to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Greg Pilgrim, Keith Alsberg, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: 9540867Abstract: A safety gate has a frame with top and bottom assemblies spaced apart in a vertical direction and with opposed side assemblies spaced apart in a horizontal direction in a deployed configuration. A length of the top and bottom assemblies is extendable and retractable to adjust a width of the frame between the opposed side assemblies. A flexible barrier is connected to and supported by the frame. A one-way jack mechanism is carried on each of the top and bottom assemblies. The length of the top and bottom assemblies can be extended without actuating the jack mechanisms to adjust the frame to a desired width to loosely fit a space between two surfaces. The one-way jack mechanisms, when actuated, incrementally further extend the length of the top and bottom assemblies such that the frame interferingly fits between the two surfaces under compression.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: PFE LLCInventors: Greg Pilgrim, Keith Alsberg, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: 9371118Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a water safety device used to increase participant visibility by passing water craft. The device is worn by the participant on his or her wrist and activated upon need at which time a flag is uncoiled and extended above the water. Upon conclusion of the need for visibility, the flag is replaced around the participant's wrist and ready for the next use.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Michael Patrick King and Mary Kate KingInventors: Mary Kate King, Michael Patrick King, Mikael Bäckström, Keith Alsberg
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Publication number: 20150330142Abstract: A safety gate has a frame with top and bottom assemblies spaced apart in a vertical direction and with opposed side assemblies spaced apart in a horizontal direction in a deployed configuration. A length of the top and bottom assemblies is extendable and retractable to adjust a width of the frame between the opposed side assemblies. A flexible barrier is connected to and supported by the frame. A one-way jack mechanism is carried on each of the top and bottom assemblies. The length of the top and bottom assemblies can be extended without actuating the jack mechanisms to adjust the frame to a desired width to loosely fit a space between two surfaces. The one-way jack mechanisms, when actuated, incrementally further extend the length of the top and bottom assemblies such that the frame interferingly fits between the two surfaces under compression.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Greg Pilgrim, Keith Alsberg, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: 9091113Abstract: A safety gate has a frame with spaced apart top and bottom assemblies and spaced apart side assemblies in a deployed configuration. The top and bottom assembly length is extendable and retractable between the opposed side assemblies. A flexible barrier is connected to the frame. A one-way jack mechanism can be carried on each of the top and bottom assemblies. The length of the assemblies can be extended without actuating the jack mechanisms to adjust the frame to nearly fit a space between two surfaces. The jack mechanisms, when actuated, incrementally further extend the top and bottom assemblies so the frame interferingly fits between the two surfaces under compression. The frame can be reconfigurable between a compact configuration and the deployed configuration. The side assemblies can include latches that lock the frame in the deployed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Pilgrim Family Enterprises LLCInventors: Greg Pilgrim, Keith Alsberg, Mikael Bäckström
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Publication number: 20140130234Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a water safety device used to increase participant visibility by passing water craft. The device is worn by the participant on his or her wrist and activated upon need at which time a flag is uncoiled and extended above the water. Upon conclusion of the need for visibility, the flag is replaced around the participant's wrist and ready for the next use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Mary Kate King, Michael Patrick King, Mikael Bäckström, Keith Alsberg
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Publication number: 20120211182Abstract: A safety gate has a frame with spaced apart top and bottom assemblies and spaced apart side assemblies in a deployed configuration. The top and bottom assembly length is extendable and retractable between the opposed side assemblies. A flexible barrier is connected to the frame. A one-way jack mechanism can be carried on each of the top and bottom assemblies. The length of the assemblies can be extended without actuating the jack mechanisms to adjust the frame to nearly fit a space between two surfaces. The jack mechanisms, when actuated, incrementally further extend the top and bottom assemblies so the frame interferingly fits between the two surfaces under compression. The frame can be reconfigurable between a compact configuration and the deployed configuration. The side assemblies can include latches that lock the frame in the deployed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventors: Greg Pilgrim, Keith Alsberg, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: 7921574Abstract: A tool for aiding marking or cutting is described. A V-shaped member having an edge formed at an exterior apex of the V for guiding a marker or cutting tool. The exterior surfaces of the V-shaped member may have a material applied having a higher coefficient of friction than that of the V-shaped member. The edge at the apex of the V may have two substantially planar surfaces, each of which forms a complimentary angle with the interior apex angle of the V, or a thin metal portion formed in the exterior apex of the V so that an edge thereof protrudes sloping towards a surface on which the tool is laid. A graduated scale may be applied to an exterior surface of the tool at a location near the apex.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Square 1 Product Development, Inc.Inventors: Mikael Bäckström, Keith D. Alsberg
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Patent number: 7896037Abstract: A water cooler caddy device for use in conjunction with a water cooler or other beverage dispenser. The water cooler caddy has an arcuate inner surface as an interface with the water bottle and is sized such that it may be placed over the water bottle and slid down so that it either rests on an upper surface of the water cooler, or is supported by the side of the water bottle. The water cooler caddy may have a gap in the circumference so that the radius of the inner surface may be temporarily increased to facilitate installation. Partitions are used to form compartments to contain service items.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Square 1 Product Development, Inc.Inventors: Keith D. Alsberg, Mikael Bäckström, Matthew A. Cowen
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Patent number: 7173516Abstract: An operating system which utilizes a multi-functional wall station for a motorized barrier includes an operator for controlling movement of a barrier between various positions. The operator may receive signals from a wireless or wired wall station transmitter, a wireless keyless entry device and/or a portable remote transmitter device. The multi-function wall station provides for selective concealment of certain switches or buttons which are not commonly used in the day-to-day operation of a wall station. For example, the up/down switch may be actuated by a hinged cover which conceals other selected operational buttons and wherein those operational buttons are only accessed upon opening of the hinged cover. The wall station also provides a periodic lighting element so as to easily direct the user to push the hinge cover to initiate up/down movement of the barrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Wayne-Dalton Corp.Inventors: Willis J. Mullet, David B. Davies, Mikael Bäckström, Eric Wilmot, Keith Alsberg, James S. Murray
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Patent number: D540865Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: General Binding CorporationInventors: Steven Beno, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D544508Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: General Binding CorporationInventors: Steven Beno, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D544525Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: General Binding CorporationInventors: Steven Beno, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D544904Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: General Binding CorporationInventors: Steven Beno, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D550759Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: General Binding CorporationInventors: Steven Beno, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D550760Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: General Binding CorporationInventors: Steven Beno, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D573800Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Elbee Pty Ltd.Inventors: Mikael Bäckström, Keith Alsberg
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Patent number: D659411Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Inventors: Adam Hyman, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D680757Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Inventors: Adam Hyman, Mikael Bäckström
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Patent number: D878465Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANYInventor: Mikael Bäckström