Patents by Inventor Catarina EKELUND

Catarina EKELUND 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).

  • Grounding device for a vehicle and vehicle
    Patent number: 12725980
    Abstract: A grounding device for a vehicle can comprise a conducting element and two contact elements, wherein the conducting element comprises at least one flat braided wire assembly configured to conduct high frequency currents, wherein a first contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a first axial end of the conducting element and a second contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a second axial end of the conducting element, wherein the first contact element is further configured to be attached to a first component of the vehicle, and the second contact element is further configured to be attached to a second component of the vehicle, and wherein the conducting element is formed at least partly as a spring element, configured to provide an elastic expansion or an elastic compression in at least two dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Raik Orbay, Ida Andersson, Magnus Bratt, Catarina Ekelund, Rasmus Hägg
  • GROUNDING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240063581
    Abstract: A grounding device for a vehicle can comprise a conducting means and two contact elements, wherein the conducting means comprises at least one flat braided wire assembly configured to conduct high frequency currents, wherein a first contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a first axial end of the conducting means and a second contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a second axial end of the conducting means, wherein the first contact element is further configured to be attached to a first component of the vehicle, and the second contact element is further configured to be attached to a second component of the vehicle, and wherein the conducting means is formed at least partly as a spring element, configured to provide an elastic expansion or an elastic compression in at least two dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Raik ORBAY, Ida ANDERSSON, Magnus BRATT, Catarina EKELUND, Rasmus HÄGG