Patents by Inventor Carl Mannerfelt

Carl Mannerfelt 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: 20230106305
    Abstract: A method for detecting a replacement of a differential pressure sensor arranged for measuring a differential pressure across a filter of an aftertreatment system of a vehicle. The method includes determining a sensor offset value being an offset from a sensor value measured with a differential pressure sensor; adding an adaption value to the measured sensor value to compensate for the offset value to centre the sensor value around a predetermined level; if a sum of a subsequently measured sensor value and the adaption value exceeds a limit value, concluding that the differential pressure sensor has been replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin WILHELMSSON, Mattias JOHANSSON, Martin STRĂ„NGBERG, Carl MANNERFELT
  • Patent number: 7813850
    Abstract: System and method to diagnose shock absorbers (7) on a vehicle (2) and where at least one of the vehicle's wheel axles are air suspended. A control unit (5) with at least one measuring device (4) connected thereto is provided and in which the measuring device (4) measures a signal that corresponds to the oscillations of the vehicle's wheel suspension. The control unit (5) analyzes the characteristic resonance frequency of the vehicle's wheel suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventor: Carl Mannerfelt
  • Patent number: 7777495
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method of detecting signal lamps in a vehicle, in particular in a large vehicle, being provided with a plurality of signal lamps each being capable of switching between an OFF-phase and an ON-phase. The method includes the steps of during the OFF-phase of a vehicle signal lamp to be probed inducing a probing current by connecting an electric current generator to said vehicle signal lamp circuit, where the probing current is lower than the nominal current for the lamp in question. The next step is to detect the electric voltage level over the lamp circuit and determining vehicle signal lamp characteristics such as type and condition based on said electric voltage level detection. The result of the determination is that the signal lamp is a LED lamp being connected, when the detected voltage level is within a predetermined interval between a first voltage level and a second voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventor: Carl Mannerfelt
  • Publication number: 20080224708
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method of detecting signal lamps in a vehicle, in particular in a large vehicle, being provided with a plurality of signal lamps each being capable of switching between an OFF-phase and an ON-phase. The method includes the steps of during the OFF-phase of a vehicle signal lamp to be probed inducing a probing current by connecting an electric current generator to said vehicle signal lamp circuit, where the probing current is lower than the nominal current for the lamp in question. The next step is to detect the electric voltage level over the lamp circuit and determining vehicle signal lamp characteristics such as type and condition based on said electric voltage level detection. The result of the determination is that the signal lamp is a LED lamp being connected, when the detected voltage level is within a predetermined interval between a first voltage level and a second voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventor: Carl Mannerfelt
  • Publication number: 20080039994
    Abstract: System and method to diagnose shock absorbers (7) on a vehicle (2) and where at least one of the vehicle's wheel axles are air suspended. A control unit (5) with at least one measuring device (4) connected thereto is provided and in which the measuring device (4) measures a signal that corresponds to the oscillations of the vehicle's wheel suspension. The control unit (5) analyzes the characteristic resonance frequency of the vehicle's wheel suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventor: Carl Mannerfelt
  • Patent number: 5825216
    Abstract: A method of operating a drive circuit of a solenoid of an electromagnetic device including an armature, the drive circuit including switch means in series with the solenoid, comprising closing the switch means to achieve a high rate of current increase in the solenoid, opening the switch means when the current reaches a predetermined level and allowing the current to decay, the movement of the armature from a first to a second position being completed whilst the current is decaying and monitoring the decaying current using a sensing circuit which includes means responsive to a discontinuity in the decaying current flow when the armature reaches the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignees: Lucas Industries Public Limited Company, AB Volvo
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Archer, Paul Hodgetts, Carl Mannerfelt, Johan Larsson