Patents by Inventor Carin Stenmark

Carin Stenmark 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).

  • Hinge arrangement for a bonnet and a bonnet arrangement
    Patent number: 9475452
    Abstract: A hinge arrangement for a bonnet of a vehicle comprises a hinge portion adapted to be attached to a body of the vehicle, a bonnet portion adapted to be attached to the bonnet, and a rear deployment guiding element adapted to control transition of the hinge arrangement between a normal position and a deployed position. The hinge portion comprises one or more hinge pivot axes providing a hinged connection between the bonnet and the body of the vehicle allowing opening of the bonnet. The bonnet portion is arranged to be in a fixed position relative to an upper portion of the hinge portion during opening of the bonnet. The bonnet portion as a whole is arranged to be translationally displaced at least upwards in relation to the upper portion of the hinge portion during a transition of the hinge arrangement between the normal position and the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Lindmark, Carin Stenmark, Cihan Tekin
  • HINGE ARRANGEMENT FOR A BONNET AND A BONNET ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160016533
    Abstract: A hinge arrangement for a bonnet of a vehicle comprises a hinge portion adapted to be attached to a body of the vehicle, a bonnet portion adapted to be attached to the bonnet, and a rear deployment guiding element adapted to control transition of the hinge arrangement between a normal position and a deployed position. The hinge portion comprises one or more hinge pivot axes providing a hinged connection between the bonnet and the body of the vehicle allowing opening of the bonnet. The bonnet portion is arranged to be in a fixed position relative to an upper portion of the hinge portion during opening of the bonnet. The bonnet portion as a whole is arranged to be translationally displaced at least upwards in relation to the upper portion of the hinge portion during a transition of the hinge arrangement between the normal position and the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Peter LINDMARK, Carin STENMARK, Cihan TEKIN
  • Adjustable seat
    Patent number: 7918503
    Abstract: An adjustable seat (1) incorporates a moveable squab element (4). The squab element may be moved from an initial position in which the squab element is flush with the remaining parts of the vehicle seat to a first intermediate position and then to a subsequent second position. The squab is mounted on a first linkage (7) which carries an intermediate support. A second linkage (10) extends from the intermediate support to a seat mount (9) incorporated with the squab element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Anders Ahlqvist, Lars Carlstedt, Lennart Haglund, Per-Olof Svensson, Björn Jansson, Carin Stenmark, Ulrika Landelius
  • Adjustable Seat
    Publication number: 20080088164
    Abstract: An adjustable seat (1) incorporates a moveable squab element (4). The squab element may be moved from an initial position in which the squab element is flush with the remaining parts of the vehicle seat to a first intermediate position and then to a subsequent second position. The squab is mounted on a first linkage (7) which carries an intermediate support. A second linkage (10) extends from the intermediate support to a seat mount (9) incorporated with the squab element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Anders Ahlqvist, Lars Carlstedt, Lennart Haglund, Per-Olof Svensson, Bjorn Jansson, Carin Stenmark, Ulrika Landelius