Patents by Inventor Erik LJUNGARS

Erik LJUNGARS 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).

  • Patent number: 12077947
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling a working machine. The method includes monitoring a detection region behind the working machine by means of a rear detection device; and determining whether the working machine is traveling forward or in reverse. The method further includes disregarding an object in the detection region detected by the rear detection device when the working machine is traveling forward. The invention also relates to a control system for controlling a working machine having a rear detection device arranged to monitor a detection region behind the working machine. The invention also relates to a working machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Björn Brattberg, Mikael Lindberg, Lars Arkeborn, Jan Dersjö, Erik Ljungars
  • Publication number: 20220178112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling a working machine. The method includes monitoring a detection region behind the working machine by means of a rear detection device; and determining whether the working machine is traveling forward or in reverse. The method further includes disregarding an object in the detection region detected by the rear detection device when the working machine is traveling forward. The invention also relates to a control system for controlling a working machine having a rear detection device arranged to monitor a detection region behind the working machine. The invention also relates to a working machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Björn BRATTBERG, Mikael LINDBERG, Lars ARKEBORN, Jan DERSJÖ, Erik LJUNGARS