Patents Assigned to Saab AB
  • Patent number: 12657733
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for object tracking applications, preferably in Bayesian object tracking applications. The method includes the steps of providing a finite element model representing a sensor model of at least one sensor. Further, the method trains said finite element model based on observations, wherein each observation includes an output of the at least one sensor paired with a known state of at least one training object, at the time of the output of the at least one sensor, in an environment sensed by the at least one sensor. Further, the method includes the steps of obtaining signals associated with at least one tracked object in an environment sensed by the at least one sensor. Furthermore, the method determines additional outputs of the at least one sensor based on the obtained signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Torbjörn Löfgren
  • Patent number: 12651829
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna arrangement including a first antenna configured to operate within a first frequency band and a planar layer having an oblong conducting structure attached thereon, the conducting structure being arranged within an illumination-field of the first antenna. Further including a plurality of capacitive strips arranged on opposing longitudinal portions of the planar layer extending along a length of the conducting structure, the longitudinal portions being separated by the conducting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Bengt Svensson, Anders Höök, Glenn Sjöberg, Daniel Sjöberg, Alexandros Pallaris
  • Patent number: 12649867
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multispectral camouflage tape for temporary multispectral camouflage of objects, such as weapons or military, comprising a camouflage material layer having camouflage properties in the visual and thermal infrared wavelength regions, the camouflage material layer including a textile and a thermal-radiation reflecting material; a tape layer including a tape substrate having an inward-facing side coated with an inner adhesive layer; and a releasable liner layer releasably adhered to the inward-facing side of the tape substrate through the inner adhesive layer, wherein the camouflage material layer is adhered to the tape substrate such that the camouflage material layer and the tape layer form a tape configured to adhered to an object by the inner adhesive layer at an inward-facing side of the tape substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Johan Jersblad
  • Patent number: 12644680
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shaped charge assembly including a casing and a liner, the liner being a hollow dome forming a hollow space, coaxially arranged around a longitudinal central axis (x) of the shaped charge assembly. The casing and the liner together defines a volume including an explosive. The liner includes an internal surface facing the hollow space and an external surface facing the volume including the explosive. A tangent of the internal surface and a base plane (y) formed at a base end of the liner, the base plane being perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis (x), forms an angle (?) of at least 100°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Victor Björkgren, Johan Östlund, Patrik Lindgren
  • Patent number: 12640493
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and for manufacturing an antenna structure, the method including providing an antenna plate and a sheet of dielectric including at least one electrical component on a first surface of said sheet of dielectric. Then forming a metal plate, wherein the metal plate includes a cavity structure and further includes a defined curvature around a central axis traversing a central portion of said metal plate. The metal plate also comprises an end angle which is based on an optimal contact-pressure in-between the at least one electrical component and a connecting surface of the antenna plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Martin Blennius
  • Patent number: 12607710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar system comprising an antenna comprising at least two sparse transmit arrays, each sparse transmit array comprising a plurality of antenna elements. The antenna elements of each sparse transmit arrays are at least partially overlapping with the antenna elements of the other sparse transmit arrays of the at least two sparse transmit arrays. Further, there is control circuitry connected to the antenna. The control circuitry is configured to transmit a signal having a waveform by means of each sparse transmit array, wherein the waveform of each signal is substantially orthogonal relative to a waveform of each other signal of each other sparse transmit arrays of the at least two sparse transmit arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Kent Falk
  • Patent number: 12609453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna arrangement including a first antenna configured to operate within a first frequency band and a second antenna configured to operate within a second frequency band. The first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band. Further, the second antenna is at least partly arranged within an illumination-field of the first antenna. Furthermore, the second antenna includes a dipole structure segmented into a plurality of electrically conductive sections, wherein each electrically conductive section is coupled to an adjacent electrically conductive section by a reactive load section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Bengt Svensson, Anders Höök, Ville Viikari, Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Mikko Leino
  • Patent number: 12592498
    Abstract: Provided is an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) including at least one planar Printed Circuit Board (PCB), a first set of first notch antenna elements arranged on the PCB, and a second set of second antenna elements; wherein the first and second antenna elements are interleaved, wherein each first antenna element is configured to transmit and/or receive, a signal having a first direction of polarization, and wherein each second antenna element is configured to transmit and/or receive, a signal having a second direction of polarization, which is different from the first direction of polarization, characterized in that each second antenna element is a notch antenna element which is included in a surface mounted element on the PCB, and wherein the first direction of polarization and the second direction of polarization is separated by at least 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Nicklas Billström, Andreas Wikström, Kenneth J-O Svensson, Max Wallén
  • Patent number: 12563697
    Abstract: A system for controlling the cooling of an electronic module is disclosed, the system including an electronic module extending in a first and a second direction, a cooling pipe structure and a leakage device. The cooling pipe structure is arranged to transfer a flow of cooling medium, so to cool the electronic module, wherein the cooling pipe structure further includes a muzzle extending outwardly from a circumferential portion of said cooling pipe structure and a coupling portion being mated with an open end of the muzzle wherein said leakage device includes a leak collecting means circumferentially enclosing a mating interface of the muzzle and the coupling portion, so to collect any leakage from the cooling pipe structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Martin Blennius
  • Patent number: 12562447
    Abstract: A balun circuit is disclosed. The balun circuit has an unbalanced port and a balanced port, wherein the balanced port comprises a first terminal, and a second terminal. The balun circuit further comprises a main line having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the unbalanced port. Moreover, the balun circuit comprises a first sub-line electromagnetically coupled to the main line, the first sub-line having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first sub-line is coupled to the first terminal of the balanced port. The balun circuit further comprises a second sub-line electromagnetically coupled to the main line, the second sub-line having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second sub-line is coupled to the second terminal of the balanced port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Sten Gunnarsson, Dan Kuylenstierna
  • Patent number: 12537307
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna arrangement including a sheet of dielectric having a connecting surface, the connecting surface including at least one grounding pad and a through-hole and an antenna element structure. The antenna arrangement further includes a launch pin including a conductive element and a dielectric element, wherein the conductive element includes a first portion having a first diameter, the first portion extending to a second portion having a second diameter, the second diameter being greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Martin Blennius, Daniel Nyberg
  • Patent number: 12518419
    Abstract: A method for determining a direction at a position is provided. The method involves obtaining an orthorectified photo of a region of Earth's surface comprising the position, and a coordinate system for the orthorectified photo; identifying the position in the orthorectified photo; identifying a reference object in the orthorectified photo; determining a reference direction between the position and the identified reference object; capturing at least one digital photo at the position with a calibrated digital camera, wherein at least one of the at least one captured digital photo depicts the reference object; and determining the direction based on the at least one captured digital photo and the determined reference direction, wherein the determined direction is based on at least one pixel coordinate corresponding to the depicted reference object in the at least one captured digital photo depicting the reference object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Linnea Nilsson, Jimmy Jonsson, Per-Olof Persson
  • Patent number: 12487321
    Abstract: A method for operating a radar in a radar system to cancel an external disturbance in a received signal is provided. The method comprises receiving a signal at the receiving antenna, receiving the signal at the control unit, identifying interfering signal, generating a correction signal and feeding the correction signal. The correction signal is arranged to dampen the interfering signal in the frequency span in the received signal. Thereby the external disturbance is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Anders Silander, Milena Anguelova
  • Patent number: 12431630
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an antenna arrangement, including an antenna mounted inside a radome. The antenna arrangement further includes a mounting arrangement arranged to mount the antenna arrangement to an antenna platform. The antenna is a tapered slot antenna, the radome has an aerodynamic shape, and the mounting arrangement includes two antenna fastening means and an antenna radio frequency connector arranged to interact with corresponding antenna platform fastening means and an antenna platform radio frequency connector arranged on the antenna platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Henrik Frid, Göran Tengstrand
  • Patent number: 12392570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spring arrangement for use in a countermeasure magazine, said spring arrangement including a plurality of elements, wherein each one of said elements has a base portion and a plurality of spring portions extending from a first edge of said base portion, and wherein said spring portions of each element are distributed along a length of said base portion, and wherein said elements include mating connection means such that said elements may be connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Richard Sundberg
  • Patent number: 12381314
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna platform arrangement (1) comprising a movable antenna plate (2) having an antenna surface (3) and an opposing connection surface (4), a fixed base (5) and a connection means (6) connecting the connection surface (4) and the fixed base (5). Moreover, the movable antenna plate (2) being associated with an apex (c0?) of a conical space (c0) being in-between said fixed base (5) and said movable antenna plate (2), wherein said connection means (6) is configured to selectively control said movable antenna plate (2) about said conical space (c0), to a pre-determined maximum angle (?) relative a first plane (x1) being parallel with said fixed base (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Martin Blennius, Daniel Bäck
  • Patent number: 12372336
    Abstract: A liner for a shaped charge including an inner layer made of a material having a density below 10.5 g/cm3, and an outer layer made of a material having a density below 2.0 g/cm3, wherein the outer layer is formed directly on the inner layer. In a first state, both the inner layer and the outer layer are compressed towards the symmetry axis (x) of the liner, thereby forming a projectile. In a second state, the inner layer forms a penetration jet of the projectile and the outer layer forms a slug of the projectile. The melting point of the outer layer is above 100° C. The invention also concerns a shaped charge including the liner, a method for manufacturing the liner and a method for detonation of the shaped charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Marcus Gustafsson, Victor Björkgren
  • Patent number: 12355150
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a notch antenna structure including a plurality of notch antenna elements arranged in at least a first row (R). Each notch antenna element includes a base portion having first and second opposing surfaces, a first electrically conductive body and an adjacent second electrically conductive body, the electrically conductive bodies extending vertically from the first surface, forming an integral structure, a tapering gap between the two electrically conductive bodies. The notch antenna structure includes a bottom plane for receiving the second surface of the plurality of notch antenna elements and the first electrically conductive body includes a leg portion having a feed arrangement proximate to the tapering gap, the feed arrangement including a feed point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Bengt Svensson, Sigrid Hammarqvist, Peter Tisell, Erik Schloenzig, Theodor Hassiakis
  • Patent number: 12344767
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for providing a camouflage coating, the composition including an aqueous polyolefin binder dispersion; a low-emissive pigment; and a matting agent. The matting agent is a thermoplastic polymer matting agent. The disclosure further relates to a method of producing a low-emissive textile product using such a composition, as well as low-emissive textile products and camouflage products produced using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Daniel Kling, Ann-Sofie Olovsson, Björn Boström
  • Patent number: 12347938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method (300) for compensating output efficiency of a plurality of amplifiers arranged to operate with an antenna array, where the antennas in the antenna array are electromagnetically coupled to each other, for providing a desired functionality of the antenna array, the method (300) comprising the steps of obtaining (301) input signal characteristics for each amplifier; determining (302) suitable compensating control parameters for each amplifier based on at least one of the input signal characteristics of each antenna and pre-determined coupling factors between antennas; outputting (303) efficiency control signals for adjusting at least one amplifier control parameter relating to output efficiency of each antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Mattias Thorsell, Anders Höök