Patents by Inventor Niklas Westerlund

Niklas Westerlund 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 at a vehicle differential brake
    Patent number: 9470300
    Abstract: In a driveline in a front wheel drive vehicle the distribution of drive torque to the drive wheels (1) via a differential (6) is controlled by means of a differential brake with a hydraulically controlled limited slip clutch (7). A low preparatory hydraulic pressure is applied to the clutch at the occurrence of any one of certain predetermined driving situations for decreasing the response time for the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems AB
    Inventor: Niklas Westerlund
  • METHOD AND DEVICE AT A VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKE
    Publication number: 20140256492
    Abstract: In a driveline in a front wheel drive vehicle the distribution of drive torque to the drive wheels (1) via a differential (6) is controlled by means of a differential brake with a hydraulically controlled limited slip clutch (7). A low preparatory hydraulic pressure is applied to the clutch at the occurrence of any one of certain predetermined driving situations for decreasing the response time for the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Niklas Westerlund