Patents by Inventor Bjørn Iverson

Bjørn Iverson 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).

  • Position dependent valve device for control cylinder
    Patent number: 10605276
    Abstract: A position dependent valve device (10) for a control cylinder (12) includes at least one channel (24) formed in one of a wall of a cylinder housing (14) of the control cylinder (12) and a wall of a internal piston (20) disposed in the cylinder housing (14) and a seal (26) including a flexible member adapted to be disposed in a groove in the other one of the wall of the cylinder housing (14) and the wall of the piston (20), the seal (26) cooperating with the at least one channel (24) when the piston (20) is in a defined position to allow airflow past the piston (20) and cooperating with one of the cylinder housing (14) and the piston (20) when the piston (20) is in a position outside the defined position to prevent airflow past the piston (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AS
    Inventors: Bjørn Iverson, Steffen Johnsen, Kent Häll
  • Position Dependent Valve Device for Control Cylinder
    Publication number: 20180094653
    Abstract: A position dependent valve device (10) for a control cylinder (12) includes at least one channel (24) formed in one of a wall of a cylinder housing (14) of the control cylinder (12) and a wall of a internal piston (20) disposed in the cylinder housing (14) and a seal (26) including a flexible member adapted to be disposed in a groove in the other one of the wall of the cylinder housing (14) and the wall of the piston (20), the seal (26) cooperating with the at least one channel (24) when the piston (20) is in a defined position to allow airflow past the piston (20) and cooperating with one of the cylinder housing (14) and the piston (20) when the piston (20) is in a position outside the defined position to prevent airflow past the piston (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AS
    Inventors: Bjørn Iverson, Steffen Johnsen, Kent Häll