Patents by Inventor Victor MILLBERG

Victor MILLBERG 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: 20240157886
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier includes a base, a bicycle tray, a wheel holder, and a wheel securement arm. The bicycle tray can couple to the base and be configured to support a bicycle. The wheel holder can couple to the bicycle tray and be configured to translate relative to the bicycle tray. The wheel securement arm can rotatably couple to the bicycle tray or the wheel holder and be configured to secure a bicycle wheel in the wheel holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Arvid GRÄNSMARK, Praveen SALADI, Fredrik EKVALL, Sachin RAWOOL, Olof CLAESSON, Joseph SETTELMAYER, Jennifer ROMANS, Fredrik LARSSON, Filip WÄRNELÖV, Jakub PATER, Germund LARSSON, Mujo KUKOLJ, Calvin CHAMPA, Hannes OLAISON, Simon CATO, Mikael ARVIDSSON, Fredrik NEDSTEDT, Anders NILVIUS, Victor Millberg
  • Publication number: 20220274532
    Abstract: A roof rack foot for securing a cross bar to a roof of a vehicle. The roof rack foot includes a clamping portion and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism includes an actuation element with an actuation device, and an engagement element. The actuation element is movably engaged with the engagement element in an engagement zone. The roof rack foot is configured to be secured to the roof or the cross bar by the clamping portion by operating the adjustment mechanism with the actuation device. The actuation device and the engagement zone are at least partially provided on opposite sides of the clamping portion in at least one operating condition of the roof rack foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hannes OLAISON, Markus NORDANGÅRD, Joakim ANDERSSON, Joakim PERSSON, Peter WIKSTRÖM, Johan BOLMSTAM, Victor MILLBERG
  • Patent number: 11345284
    Abstract: A roof rack foot for securing a cross bar to a roof of a vehicle, the cross bar having a bottom wall with a slot and a cavity for forming an abutment surface, the slot having a centerline, the roof rack foot having a supporting surface for supporting the bottom wall of the cross bar, a first and a second clamping portion for clamping the roof rack foot to the roof, the second clamping portion having an anchoring arm and configured to extend through the slot into the cavity and lock the cross bar to the supporting surface by engagement of the anchoring arm with the abutment surface. When the cross bar is locked to the roof rack foot, the anchoring arm stands upright on the abutment surface and at least partially extends away from the centerline of the cross bar at an extension angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Hannes Olaison, Markus Nordangård, Joakim Andersson, Joakim Persson, Peter Wikström, Johan Bolmstam, Victor Millberg
  • Patent number: 11110869
    Abstract: A vehicle load carrier includes a load carrying bar. The load carrying bar has a height, a width, and a length and includes a channel having a width, a height, and a length. The channel has a channel floor portion, first and second channel walls, an opening, and a cover arranged to seal a portion of said opening. The channel further includes a first entrance for introducing a fastening member of a load carrying bar accessory. The vehicle load carrier further includes a first end piece arranged to seal said first entrance of said channel. The vehicle load carrier has a tapered lead-in portion at said first entrance to facilitate entry of said fastening member into said channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventor: Victor Millberg
  • Publication number: 20210268968
    Abstract: A roof rack foot for securing a cross bar to a roof of a vehicle, the cross bar having a bottom wall with a slot and a cavity for forming an abutment surface, the slot having a centerline, the roof rack foot having a supporting surface for supporting the bottom wall of the cross bar, a first and a second clamping portion for clamping the roof rack foot to the roof, the second clamping portion having an anchoring arm and configured to extend through the slot into the cavity and lock the cross bar to the supporting surface by engagement of the anchoring arm with the abutment surface. When the cross bar is locked to the roof rack foot, the anchoring arm stands upright on the abutment surface and at least partially extends away from the centerline of the cross bar at an extension angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hannes OLAISON, Markus NORDANGÅRD, Joakim ANDERSSON, Joakim PERSSON, Peter WIKSTRÖM, Johan BOLMSTAM, Victor MILLBERG
  • Publication number: 20210245669
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a roof rack load carrying bar having a channel for receiving at least one mounting member for attaching a load carrying bar accessory to the load carrying bar, the channel extending at least partly in a length direction of the load carrying bar, a first and a second cover extending in the length direction of the load carrying bar and being arranged for sealing the channel from an external environment, the first cover being attached to the load carrying bar via a first attachment interface provided at a first side of the channel, the second cover being attached to the load carrying bar via a second attachment interface provided at a second side of the channel, wherein the first and the second attachment interface being asymmetrical with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Fredrik LARSSON, Anders NILVIUS, Victor MILLBERG
  • Publication number: 20210094476
    Abstract: A vehicle load carrier includes a load carrying bar. The load carrying bar has a height, a width, and a length and includes a channel having a width, a height, and a length. The channel has a channel floor portion, first and second channel walls, an opening, and a cover arranged to seal a portion of said opening. The channel further includes a first entrance for introducing a fastening member of a load carrying bar accessory. The vehicle load carrier further includes a first end piece arranged to seal said first entrance of said channel. The vehicle load carrier has a tapered lead-in portion at said first entrance to facilitate entry of said fastening member into said channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Victor MILLBERG