Patents by Inventor Peter Strom

Peter Strom 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: 20100133356
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: SBR Investments Company LLC
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washelcski, Peter Strom, John Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20100102140
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element coil or tube covered with a plastic sheath that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also has expandable and compressible features and parts for protection against freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SBR Investments Company LLC
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom
  • Publication number: 20100084110
    Abstract: A method of forming a brake rotor includes forming a plurality of metal insert portions. Each insert portion includes an inner side and an outer side with a plurality of attachment members coupled to the inner side. The method also includes positioning the plurality of insert portions into a mold such that the inner side of one of the plurality of insert portions faces the inner side of another one of the insert portions. The method also includes introducing a molten aluminum into the mold such that the molten aluminum contacts the inner side of each insert portion. The method further includes forming a mechanical bond between the aluminum and at least a portion of at least one of the inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Strom
  • Patent number: 7673814
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: SBR Investments Company LLC
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom, John Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7657961
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element coil or tube covered with a plastic sheath that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also has expandable and compressible features and parts for protection against freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: SBR Investments Company LLC
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom
  • Patent number: 7641131
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: SBR Investments Company LLC
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom, John Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7588194
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also has expandable and compressible features and parts for protection against freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: SBR Investments Company LLC
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom
  • Publication number: 20090151107
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface having an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; a housing bounding a reservoir in fluid communication with the inlet port; and an outlet port in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing an amount of heated fluid. A heater element heats fluid that passes from the inlet to the outlet port through the reservoir. A heat exchanger in thermal contact with the heater element for conveying heat to the fluid within the reservoir has a strut that divides fluid entering the housing through the inlet port into two flow paths and elongated fins that extend outwardly from the strut at transverse angles that bound fluid flow channels for fluid moving through said reservoir. A control circuit energizes the heater element with a voltage to heat the heating element and the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet through the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Nartron Corporation
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom
  • Publication number: 20090028787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heteroaryl substituted benzothiazole derivatives, precursors thereof, and therapeutic uses for such compounds, having the structural formula (I) below: [Chemical formula should be inserted here. Please see paper copy] and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, compositions and methods of use. Furthermore, the invention relates to novel heteroaryl substituted benzothiazole derivatives that are suitable for imaging amyloid deposits in living patients, their compositions, methods of use and processes to make such compounds. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of imaging amyloid deposits in brain in vivo to allow antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease as well as measuring clinical efficacy of Alzheimer's disease therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Ylva Gravenfors, Catrin Jonasson, Jonas Malmstrom, Gunnar Nordvall, David Pyring, Can Slivo, Daniel Sohn, Peter Strom, David Wensbo
  • Publication number: 20080283629
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Nartron Corporation
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom, John Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20080277497
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid two glow plug heating elements and a control for activating or energizing the glow plugs to heat fluid within a reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Nartron Corporation
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom, Thomas Gronski
  • Publication number: 20080030156
    Abstract: A powered panel moving system includes a motor, electronic drive circuitry, mechanics, a coupler, and electronic anti-entrapment circuitry. The drive circuitry drives a rotor of the motor such that the rotor has a rotational output in response to being driven. The mechanics moves a panel upon being driven. The coupler couples the rotational output of the rotor to the mechanics in order drive the mechanics for the mechanics to move the panel. The anti-entrapment circuitry controls the drive circuitry to prevent the panel from entrapping an object. The drive circuitry drives the motor based on measurements indicative of at least one of motor current, motor speed, and panel position. The drive circuitry and the anti-entrapment circuitry are integrated with one another such that the anti-entrapment circuitry controls the drive circuitry based on the same measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: NPC Corporation
    Inventors: John Washeleski, Stephen Cooper, Peter Strom, Todd Newman
  • Publication number: 20070284457
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element coil or tube covered with a plastic sheath that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also has expandable and compressible features and parts for protection against freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Nartron Corporation
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom
  • Patent number: 7245045
    Abstract: An active filter (4) for compensation of variations in an apparatus' (3) current consumption from a power grid (1) as a cause of variations in the apparatus electrical load, through active frequency filtering and dynamic compensation of reactive energy/current. For each of the power grid's phases (a, b, c) the active filter includes a transistor bridge (Ta, Tb, Tc) connected between each phase and a DC-link (7). The active filter includes a filter circuit of LCL-type, arranged to reduce disturbances on the power grid caused by the active filter itself. The active filter further includes a control device (9) for calculating, with a given working frequency (f), points in time at which the transistor bridges are set to reverse the current direction through the DC-link, and the filter circuit is preferably adjusted to that working frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Comsys AB
    Inventors: Peter Ström, Dan Liljengren
  • Publication number: 20060202651
    Abstract: A powered panel moving system includes a motor, electronic drive circuitry, a mechanism, a coupler, and electronic function circuitry. The drive circuitry drives a rotor of the motor. The coupler couples rotational output of the rotor to the mechanism to drive the mechanism in order to move the panel. The function circuitry is integrated with the drive circuitry for providing additional functionality beyond driving the motor for panel movement. The drive circuitry includes a current sensor for determining rotor position based on motor current, a back emf sensor for determining rotor position based on back emf of the motor, and an impedance sensor for determining rotor position based on motor impedance. The function circuitry may include an analyzer to determine presence of an obstruction to the motion of the panel based on at least one of the rotor position, the motor current, and the back emf of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: John Washeleski, Stephen Cooper, Peter Strom, Todd Newman
  • Publication number: 20060124761
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also has expandable and compressible features and parts for protection against freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom
  • Publication number: 20050040219
    Abstract: An active filter (4) for compensation of variations in an apparatus (3) current consumption from a power grid (1) as a cause of variations in the apparatus electrical load, through active frequency filtering and dynamic compensation of reactive energy/current. For each of the power grid's phases (a, b, c) the active filter comprises a transistor bridge (Ta, Tb, Tc) connected between each mentioned phase and a DC-link (7). The active filter comprises a filter circuit arranged to reduce disturbances on the power grid caused by the active filter of LCL-type. Preferably the active filter further comprises a control system (9) which comprises means in order to with a given working frequency (f) calculate point in time to which with said transistor bridges reverse the current direction through said DC-link, and said filter circuit is preferably adjusted to said working frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Strom, Dan Liljengren
  • Publication number: 20050001058
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: David Shank, John Washeleski, Peter Strom, John Mitchell
  • Patent number: 6470248
    Abstract: The present invention is intended for use with a motor vehicle having at least one fluid-pressurized height adjusting member having first and second separable components. Apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention includes an integrated vehicle ride height system control system. The control system includes an electronic output drive signal circuit and input signal interpretation circuit to electronically interface with at least one position sensor. The position sensor provides output signals related to extent of separation of said first and second separable components of the fluid pressurized height adjusting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Narton Corporation
    Inventors: David Shank, Peter Strom
  • Publication number: 20020035423
    Abstract: The present invention is intended for use with a motor vehicle having at least one fluid-pressurized height adjusting member having first and second separable components. Apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention includes an integrated vehicle ride height system control system. The control system includes an electronic output drive signal circuit and input signal interpretation circuit to electronically interface with at least one position sensor. The position sensor provides output signals related to extent of separation of said first and second separable components of the fluid pressurized height adjusting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: Nartron Corporation
    Inventors: David Shank, Peter Strom