Patents by Inventor Bernt ARBEGARD

Bernt ARBEGARD 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: 11939794
    Abstract: Release mechanism (12) for an energy harvesting arrangement (10) for an electronic locking system (78), the release mechanism (12) comprising a drive device (18); a harvesting elastic element (30); at least one magnet (36); an input device (38); and an engaging profile (52); wherein the input device (38) is arranged to engage the drive device (18) by means of a magnetic force such that the drive device (18) can be displaced from a starting position (32) by movement of the input device (38) along a harvesting path (58); and wherein the engaging profile (52) is arranged to engage the drive device (18) at an engaging position (60) of the drive device (18), such that further movement of the input device (38) along the harvesting path (58) causes a relative inclination between a drive device surface (26) and a input device surface (42). An energy harvesting arrangement (10) and an electronic locking system (78) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventor: Bernt Arbegard
  • Publication number: 20240084634
    Abstract: A brake device (12a, 12b) comprising a hard magnet (20); a soft magnet (22) configured to switch polarity between a first polarity and a second polarity when being subjected to a magnetic field and configured to maintain the polarity when the magnetic field is removed; an electric coil (24) located around the soft magnet; an electric control system (16) configured to apply a current pulse to the electric coil to generate the magnetic field for changing the polarization of the soft magnet; and a brake element (18) comprising a magnetic target section (28), the brake element being arranged to move to a released position (40) when the soft magnet adopts the first polarity, and arranged to move to a braking position (64) due to a magnetic field generated by the hard magnet and the soft magnet in combination and acting on the magnetic target section when the soft magnet adopts the second polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Bernt Arbegard
  • Publication number: 20240005710
    Abstract: Release mechanism for an electronic locking system, wherein the release mechanism is configured such that an input member and an output member are locked against relative rotation and can rotate together within a locking ring opening when a locking member is located in an input member recess and in an output member recess, and such that the output member is released to rotate relative to the input member when the locking member is located in the output member recess and in a locking ring recess. A freewheel mechanism and assemblies for an electronic locking system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anders Cöster, Daniel Skarp, Robin McGougan, Henrik Svensson, Bernt Arbegard
  • Patent number: 11861958
    Abstract: Release mechanism for an electronic locking system, wherein the release mechanism is configured such that an input member and an output member are locked against relative rotation and can rotate together within a locking ring opening when a locking member is located in an input member recess and in an output member recess, and such that the output member is released to rotate relative to the input member when the locking member is located in the output member recess and in a locking ring recess. A freewheel mechanism and assemblies for an electronic locking system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Anders Cöster, Daniel Skarp, Robin Mcgougan, Henrik Svensson, Bernt Arbegard
  • Publication number: 20230160231
    Abstract: A bumping preventing arrangement (10) for a lock device (38, 52, 68), the bumping preventing arrangement (10) comprising transfer member (12, 46, 64, 74) having a magnet (14), the transfer member (12, 46, 64, 74) being movable along an actuation axis (18) between a locked position (16) and an unlocked position (36); a plurality of electric conductors (20), each electric conductor (20) enclosing the actuation axis (18); and a plurality of switches (22), each switch (22) being associated with a respective electric conductor (20), and being arranged to selectively close an electric circuit comprising the associated electric conductor (20) such that eddy currents are induced in the electric conductors (20) when the magnet (14) moves along the actuation axis (18) from the locked position (16) towards the unlocked position (36). A lock device (38, 52, 68) and a method of controlling a lock device (38, 52, 68) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: Bernt ARBEGARD
  • Publication number: 20230055709
    Abstract: Release mechanism for an electronic locking system, wherein the release mechanism is configured such that an input member and an output member are locked against relative rotation and can rotate together within a locking ring opening when a locking member is located in an input member recess and in an output member recess, and such that the output member is released to rotate relative to the input member when the locking member is located in the output member recess and in a locking ring recess. A freewheel mechanism and assemblies for an electronic locking system are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Anders CÖSTER, Daniel SKARP, Robin MCGOUGAN, Henrik SVENSSON, Bernt ARBEGARD
  • Patent number: 11514734
    Abstract: Release mechanism (10) for an electronic locking system (156), wherein the release mechanism (10) is configured such that an input member (14) and an output member (16) are locked against relative rotation and can rotate together within a locking ring opening (22) when a locking member (20) is located in an input member recess (42) and in an output member recess (46), and such that the output member (16) is released to rotate relative to the input member (14) when the locking member (20) is located in the output member recess (46) and in a locking ring recess (26). A freewheel mechanism (66) and assemblies (98) for an electronic locking system (156) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Anders Coster, Daniel Skarp, Robin McGougan, Henrik Svensson, Bernt Arbegard
  • Patent number: 11455850
    Abstract: It is presented a power converter for transferring electric power provided on an input terminal to an energy storage element. The power converter comprises: an inductor; a switch connected to selectively control a connection between the inductor and the input terminal; and a comparator, wherein an output of the comparator controls the switch, a first input of the comparator is supplied with a voltage being proportional to a voltage of the input terminal, and a second input of the comparator is supplied with a voltage being proportional to a current from the input terminal; wherein the energy storage element is connected to a point between the inductor and the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Anders Cöster, Bernt Arbegard
  • Publication number: 20210062545
    Abstract: Release mechanism (12) for an energy harvesting arrangement (10) for an electronic locking system (78), the release mechanism (12) comprising a drive device (18); a harvesting elastic element (30); at least one magnet (36); an input device (38); and an engaging profile (52); wherein the input device (38) is arranged to engage the drive device (18) by means of a magnetic force such that the drive device (18) can be displaced from a starting position (32) by movement of the input device (38) along a harvesting path (58); and wherein the engaging profile (52) is arranged to engage the drive device (18) at an engaging position (60) of the drive device (18), such that further movement of the input device (38) along the harvesting path (58) causes a relative inclination between a drive device surface (26) and a input device surface (42). An energy harvesting arrangement (10) and an electronic locking system (78) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Bernt ARBEGARD
  • Publication number: 20200090438
    Abstract: It is presented a power converter for transferring electric power provided on an input terminal to an energy storage element. The power converter comprises: an inductor; a switch connected to selectively control a connection between the inductor and the input terminal; and a comparator, wherein an output of the comparator controls the switch, a first input of the comparator is supplied with a voltage being proportional to a voltage of the input terminal, and a second input of the comparator is supplied with a voltage being proportional to a current from the input terminal; wherein the energy storage element is connected to a point between the inductor and the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Anders CÖSTER, Bernt ARBEGARD
  • Publication number: 20190257116
    Abstract: Release mechanism (10) for an electronic locking system (156), wherein the release mechanism (10) is configured such that an input member (14) and an output member (16) are locked against relative rotation and can rotate together within a locking ring opening (22) when a locking member (20) is located in an input member recess (42) and in an output member recess (46), and such that the output member (16) is released to rotate relative to the input member (14) when the locking member (20) is located in the output member recess (46) and in a locking ring recess (26). A freewheel mechanism (66) and assemblies (98) for an electronic locking system (156) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Anders COSTER, Daniel SKARP, Robin MCGOUGAN, Henrik SVENSSON, Bernt ARBEGARD