Patents by Inventor Bengt Sätterman

Bengt Sätterman 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: 9669791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an airbag cover, which comprises at least one door portion adapted to be opened to allow at least a portion of an airbag to be deployed, at least one hinge portion located adjacent to a side of the door portion and being adapted to provide a hinge for the door portion when opening, and at least one reinforcement portion at least partly surrounding the at least one door portion and the at least one hinge portion. The airbag cover comprises a mesh member, a first portion of the mesh member being located in the at least one reinforcement portion and a second portion of the mesh member being located in the at least one hinge portion. The at least one reinforcement portion comprises at least one rib protruding in a first direction (D1). The first portion of the mesh member has a non-planar cross-section by the mesh member being molded into a portion of the at least one rib, such that the mesh member traverses the at least one rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP GMBH, VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Svensson, Bengt Sätterman
  • Publication number: 20160167612
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an airbag cover, which comprises at least one door portion adapted to be opened to allow at least a portion of an airbag to be deployed, at least one hinge portion located adjacent to a side of the door portion and being adapted to provide a hinge for the door portion when opening, and at least one reinforcement portion at least partly surrounding the at least one door portion and the at least one hinge portion. The airbag cover comprises a mesh member, a first portion of the mesh member being located in the at least one reinforcement portion and a second portion of the mesh member being located in the at least one hinge portion. The at least one reinforcement portion comprises at least one rib protruding in a first direction (D1). The first portion of the mesh member has a non-planar cross-section by the mesh member being moulded into a portion of the at least one rib, such that the mesh member traverses the at least one rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: David SVENSSON, Bengt SÄTTERMAN
  • Patent number: 6299209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a protective device, preferably an airbag device, disposed in a panel of a vehicle, and preferably to a knee airbag housed in the vehicle instrument panel. The invention comprises an expanding protective device which is secured in an interior panel (1) or part of said panel in vehicle compartments, said device comprising an expansion means (5) housed behind an opening in said panel, and a surface cover (3) secured in front of said opening. The surface cover has a larger extension than said opening and is also secured to the surrounding panel. In addition, the surface cover (3) is adapted to cover substantially the whole of the expansion means (5) towards the compartment space, also in the expanded condition of said means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Jim Ankersson, Bengt Sätterman