Patents by Inventor Nils-Goran Nygren

Nils-Goran Nygren 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035539
    Abstract: A damper filled with a damping medium in use comprising an inner tube; a movable assembly comprising a piston assembly and a piston rod attached to said piston assembly, said movable assembly being slidably disposed within the inner tube, the movable assembly defining a first working chamber and a second working chamber within the inner tube, the piston rod being disposed in the second working chamber; an end member disposed at an end of the inner tube, the end member having an inner surface facing towards the first working chamber; an actuated valve assembly being provided in the end member, said valve assembly being configured to control a damping medium flow entering or exiting the first working chamber, wherein the movable assembly comprises a stem assembly, said stem assembly being slidably connected to and partially embedded in said movable assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Nils Göran NYGREN, Magnus DANEK
  • Patent number: 8955654
    Abstract: A vehicle shock absorber generates an additional counter-force acting counter to the direction of movement near the limit position of movement. The shock absorber substantially comprises a damping medium-filled damping cylinder that is divided into two damping chambers by a main piston. The main piston is axially moveable relative to the damping cylinder and is attached to a piston rod. A second piston/damping piston that contains one or more first and second through-ducts is mounted to the piston rod. The ducts are defined by first and second flow-limiting devices such as multiple thin washers. The damping piston slides in a restricting space located in the damping cylinder. The restricting space has an inside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the damping cylinder. The additional counter-force is substantially constant throughout the entire stroke in order to create gentle braking of the damping movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Ohlins Racing AB
    Inventors: Nils Göran Nygren, Magnus Danek, Johan Jarl
  • Patent number: 8807302
    Abstract: A shock absorber comprising a damping cylinder is divided into a first damping chamber and a second damping chamber by a main piston device. The main piston device comprises a first main piston and a second main piston. The main pistons comprise continuous ducts that are delimited in a direction of flow by first and second flow limiters. The main pistons are mounted on a piston rod. The piston rod has an axially extending and continuous cavity through which damping medium can flow between a pressurized chamber and a respective damping chamber. The damping medium flows via an interspace delimited by the first main piston and the second main piston out into the damping chambers via pressurization ducts delimited by the first flow limiters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Ohlins Racing AB
    Inventors: Nils Göran Nygren, Johan Jarl
  • Publication number: 20110017557
    Abstract: A shock absorber comprising a damping cylinder is divided into a first damping chamber and a second damping chamber by a main piston device. The main piston device comprises a first main piston and a second main piston. The main pistons comprise continuous ducts that are delimited in a direction of flow by first and second flow limiters. The main pistons are mounted on a piston rod. The piston rod has an axially extending and continuous cavity through which damping medium can flow between a pressurized chamber and a respective damping chamber. The damping medium flows via an interspace delimited by the first main piston and the second main piston out into the damping chambers via pressurization ducts delimited by the first flow limiters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: OHLINS RACING AB
    Inventors: Nils Goran Nygren, Johan Jarl
  • Publication number: 20110017558
    Abstract: A vehicle shock absorber generates an additional counter-force acting counter to the direction of movement near the limit position of movement. The shock absorber substantially comprises a damping medium-filled damping cylinder that is divided into two damping chambers by a main piston. The main piston is axially moveable relative to the damping cylinder and is attached to a piston rod. A second piston/damping piston that contains one or more first and second through-ducts is mounted to the piston rod. The ducts are defined by first and second flow-limiting devices such as multiple thin washers. The damping piston slides in a restricting space located in the damping cylinder. The restricting space has an inside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the damping cylinder. The additional counter-force is substantially constant throughout the entire stroke in order to create gentle braking of the damping movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: OHLINS RACING AB
    Inventors: Nils Goran Nygren, Magnus Danek, Johan Jarl
  • Publication number: 20090314592
    Abstract: A damper device is manufactured from a single integrated body. The damper device comprises a damping chamber portion, a valve housing portion with adjustable valve devices and a pressurization reservoir portion. The internal volume of the damping chamber portion is divided by a piston into a compression chamber and a return chamber and the internal volume of the pressurization reservoir portion is divided by a member that is acted upon by a pressure that pressurizes the damping medium in the device. The three different portions are arranged substantially parallel to one another and the internal volume of the valve housing is connected both to the pressurized interior of the pressurization reservoir and to both chambers of the damping chamber part so that the damper always functions with a positive pressure in both the compression and the return chamber. The body is extruded as a single workpiece with alternating heat-conducting channels and fins on its outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: OHLINS RACING AB
    Inventor: Nils-Göran Nygren
  • Patent number: 7607522
    Abstract: A damper for vehicles is arranged with selectable or adjustable damping force characteristics that are essentially independent of other internal or external function factors in the damper. For this, fixing devices and a surrounding arrangement, piston arrangement and piston rod arrangement are utilized. In the event of a damping force arising on the arrangement's piston in a certain direction of the piston, an operating device with valves and pipes is arranged to ensure that there is an increase in pressure on the side of the piston facing towards the direction, while the pressure is essentially maintained on the side of the piston facing away from the direction. In addition, pressure-maintaining devices are included that ensure that the pressure in the arrangement is maintained in the event of the occurrence of pressure-affecting parameters. The damper is preferably arranged with adjusting devices that determine the damping force characteristics according to their setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Öhlins Racing AB
    Inventors: Nils-Göran Nygren, Christer Lööw
  • Publication number: 20060102440
    Abstract: A damper for vehicles is arranged with selectable or adjustable damping force characteristics that are essentially independent of other internal or external function factors in the damper. For this, fixing devices and a surrounding arrangement, piston arrangement and piston rod arrangement are utilized. In the event of a damping force arising on the arrangement's piston in a certain direction of the piston, an operating device with valves and pipes is arranged to ensure that there is an increase in pressure on the side of the piston facing towards the direction, while the pressure is essentially maintained on the side of the piston facing away from the direction. In addition, pressure-maintaining devices are included that ensure that the pressure in the arrangement is maintained in the event of the occurrence of pressure-affecting parameters. The damper is preferably arranged with adjusting devices that determine the damping force characteristics according to their setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Ohlins Racing AB
    Inventors: Nils-Goran Nygren, Christer Loow
  • Patent number: D553545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Ohlins Racing AB
    Inventor: Nils Göran Nygren