Patents by Inventor Ulf Torgilsman

Ulf Torgilsman 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: 7823962
    Abstract: A bunk arrangement including a partition device is providing which is especially suitable for use as a sleeping or storing compartment in a vehicle, especially a truck or a bus. In one alternative, the bunk arrangement includes a partition device with a partition wall with a plurality of wall elements, which are provided for folding together and defolding the wall, for retracting and extending it, respectively, and holding and guiding means for holding the partition wall and for guiding the same between a retracted and an extended state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Tomas Ekberg, Ulf Torgilsman
  • Publication number: 20090236874
    Abstract: A bunk arrangement including a partition device is providing which is especially suitable for use as a sleeping or storing compartment in a vehicle, especially a truck or a bus. In one alternative, the bunk arrangement includes a partition device with a partition wall with a plurality of wall elements, which are provided for folding together and defolding the wall, for retracting and extending it, respectively, and holding and guiding means for holding the partition wall and for guiding the same between a retracted arid an extended state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Tomas Ekberg, Ulf Torgilsman
  • Patent number: 7077430
    Abstract: A vehicle including a seat fitted in the transverse direction of the vehicle for a passenger traveling sideways. A seatbelt (12) is provided and designed for securing the passenger to the seat (11). A restraining structure (15) runs in the transverse direction (10) of the vehicle and which is arranged in front of, and immediately adjacent to, the seat (11). The restraining structure (15) checks or restrains the movement of the passenger's head and upper body in the event of a collision. The seat (11) has a first forward slide safeguard (21) arranged on a seat cushion (16) forming part of the seat close alongside the restraining structure (15). The forward slide safeguard (21) has a sloping section (22) that forms an upwardly inclined ramp in the forwards direction (7) of the vehicle. The forward slide safeguard is designed to check the movement of the passenger's hip in the event of a collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Glenn Johansson, Ulf Torgilsman, Alf Hakansson
  • Publication number: 20050127654
    Abstract: A vehicle including a seat fitted in the transverse direction of the vehicle for a passenger traveling sideways. A seatbelt (12) is provided and designed for securing the passenger to the seat (11). A restraining structure (15) runs in the transverse direction (10) of the vehicle and which is arranged in front of, and immediately adjacent to, the seat (11). The restraining structure (15) checks or restrains the movement of the passenger's head and upper body in the event of a collision. The seat (11) has a first forward slide safeguard (21) arranged on a seat cushion (16) forming part of the seat close alongside the restraining structure (15). The forward slide safeguard (21) has a sloping section (22) that forms an upwardly inclined ramp in the forwards direction (7) of the vehicle. The forward slide safeguard is designed to check the movement of the passenger's hip in the event of a collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Glenn JOHANSSON, Ulf TORGILSMAN, Alf HAKANSSON