Patents by Inventor Clas Jernstrvm

Clas Jernstrvm 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).

  • Restraint device for a seat belt
    Patent number: 8070185
    Abstract: The invention relates to a restraint device (1) for a seat belt (2) in a vehicle, comprising a housing (10) for guiding the seat belt (2) and for accommodating an energy-absorbing element (12) adapted to cooperate with the seat belt (2) so as to absorb energy when a predetermined retardation condition of the vehicle is fulfilled. Said device (1) comprises a device (15, 16, 23, 27, 28) for attaching the energy-absorbing element (12) to said seat belt (2) when said condition is fulfilled, said energy-absorbing element (12) being adapted to be attached in a lamellar manner to said seat belt (2) along a predetermined length thereof. The invention also relates to a method for restraining a seat belt (2). By means of the invention, a cost effective and safe device and method for restraining a seat belt in the event of a vehicle collision is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Clas Jernstrvm
  • Restraint device for a seat belt
    Publication number: 20050242559
    Abstract: The invention relates to a restraint device (1) for a seat belt (2) in a vehicle, comprising a housing (10) for guiding said seat belt (2) and for accommodating an energy-absorbing element (12) adapted to cooperate with said seat belt (2) so as to absorb energy when a predetermined retardation condition of the vehicle is fulfilled. Said device (1) comprises means (15, 16, 23, 27, 28) for attaching the energy-absorbing element (12) to said seat belt (2) when said condition is fulfilled, said energy-absorbing element (12) being adapted to be attached in a lamellar manner to said seat belt (2) along a predetermined length thereof. The invention also relates to a method for restraining a seat belt (2). By means of the invention, a cost effective and safe device and method for restraining a seat belt in the event of a vehicle collision is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventor: Clas Jernstrvm