Patents by Inventor Bjørn Tveit

Bjørn Tveit 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: 20240141580
    Abstract: A dryer assembly is for drying garments, the dryer assembly having: a housing with an air inlet and an outlet; a centrifugal impeller for generating a flow of air from the inlet to the outlet, the centrifugal impeller having backwardly curved blades and being adapted to draw in air through the inlet in a direction parallel its rotational axis and to distribute the air radially out into an internal chamber of the housing, the chamber being formed so as to guide the air radially from the impeller towards the outlet, a control unit adapted to control the impeller based on input from a user; and an adapter having an inlet connected to the outlet of the housing and one or more outlets through which air from the dryer housing may flow to dry garment placed around, at or near the outlet, the adapter being releasably connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Hedgehog AS
    Inventors: Bjørn Holte, Magne Tveit Bolstad
  • Patent number: 9357358
    Abstract: A system for enabling tracking and communication between units in a team, typically used for military or rescue operations. The system, known as Command and Control System, has a handheld central unit with a display for showing positions of team units and portable team units having GPS, compass and radio communication function for sending and receipt of positions and alarms and for receiving text messages, a display for showing own positions and bearings. The units have the ability to send data directly or relayed between each other and that each unit can be assigned one or more roles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt
    Inventors: Lars Erik Olsen, Joakim Flathagen, Bjørn Tveit
  • Publication number: 20140323172
    Abstract: A system for enabling tracking and communication between units in a team, typically used for military or rescue operations. The system, known as Command and Control System, has a handheld central unit with a display for showing positions of team units and portable team units having GPS, compass and radio communication function for sending and receipt of positions and alarms and for receiving text messages, a display for showing own positions and bearings. The units have the ability to send data directly or relayed between each other and that each unit can be assigned one or more roles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Lars Erik OLSEN, Joakim FLATHAGEN, Bjørn TVEIT
  • Patent number: 8805430
    Abstract: A system and device for enabling tracking and communication between units in a team, typically used for military or rescue operations. The system, known as Command and Control System, has a handheld central unit with a display for showing positions of team units and portable team units having GPS, compass and radio communication function for sending and receipt of positions and alarms and for receiving text messages, a display for showing own positions and bearings. The units have the ability to send data directly or relayed to each other. Each unit can be assigned one or more roles and can send or receive messages that instruct actions like, deletion of vital information or control of power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt
    Inventors: Lars Erik Olsen, Joakim Flathagen, Bjørn Tveit
  • Publication number: 20120172078
    Abstract: A system and device for enabling tracking and communication between units in a team, typically used for military or rescue operations. The system, known as Command and Control System, has a handheld central unit with a display for showing positions of team units and portable team units having GPS, compass and radio communication function for sending and receipt of positions and alarms and for receiving text messages, a display for showing own positions and bearings. The units have the ability to send data directly or relayed to each other. Each unit can be assigned one or more roles and can send or receive messages that instruct actions like, deletion of vital information or control of power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt
    Inventors: Lars Erik Olsen, Joakim Flathagen, Bjørn Tveit