Patents by Inventor Clas Lindqvist

Clas Lindqvist 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).

  • Trim structure for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9492845
    Abstract: A trim structure for a vehicle includes at least two surface regions having different surface appearances and is manufactured in one unit. A method for providing a trim structure for a vehicle with at least two surface regions having different surface appearances comprises the steps of: a) providing a first surface appearance on at least a portion of an external surface of a trim structure body; b) providing a second surface appearance by applying a material layer on top of at least a part of the at least a portion having the first surface appearance; and c) removing a portion of the applied material layer, thereby revealing at least a portion of the under-lying first surface appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders Bergstrom, Conny Blomme, Clas Lindqvist
  • TRIM STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140072773
    Abstract: A trim structure for a vehicle includes at least two surface regions having different surface appearances and is manufactured in one unit. A method for providing a trim structure for a vehicle with at least two surface regions having different surface appearances comprises the steps of: a) providing a first surface appearance on at least a portion of an external surface of a trim structure body; b) providing a second surface appearance by applying a material layer on top of at least a part of the at least a portion having the first surface appearance; and c) removing a portion of the applied material layer, thereby revealing at least a portion of the under-lying first surface appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders Bergstrom, Conny Blomme, Clas Lindqvist