Patents by Inventor Fredrik BACKMAN

Fredrik BACKMAN 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: 10549686
    Abstract: A light bar for a trunk of a motor vehicle includes a tubular element. The tubular element includes a straight or slightly curved bar forming an interior. One or more lamps are secured in the interior and/or on the shell surface of the tubular element. A first end of the tubular element is provided with an electrical plug connection, which is connected in an electrically conductive manner with the at least one lamp. The light bar is configured to be placed in the trunk of a motor vehicle, so that its electrical plug connection is connected with a corresponding plug connection in the trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik Backman
  • Publication number: 20180170252
    Abstract: A light bar for a trunk of a motor vehicle includes a tubular element. The tubular element includes a straight or slightly curved bar forming an interior. One or more lamps are secured in the interior and/or on the shell surface of the tubular element. A first end of the tubular element is provided with an electrical plug connection, which is connected in an electrically conductive manner with the at least one lamp. The light bar is configured to be placed in the trunk of a motor vehicle, so that its electrical plug connection is connected with a corresponding plug connection in the trunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik Backman
  • Publication number: 20170104443
    Abstract: A solar collector is provided for detachable arrangement on a parcel shelf of a passenger car. In this way, the solar collector can be used in the vehicle attached to the parcel shelf or outside the vehicle detached from the parcel shelf. When the solar collector is attached to the parcel shelf, electrical devices of the vehicle and external electrical devices can be operated by the solar collector. When the solar collector is disconnected from the parcel shelf, external electrical devices may still be operated by the solar collector. Accordingly, the solar collector presents itself as a mobile component which can be utilized independently of the passenger car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fredrik BACKMAN, Valter SKIBINSKI
  • Patent number: 9620016
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a distance sensor display for registering the distance of the motor vehicle from the surroundings of the motor vehicle, particularly when parking. The distance sensor display includes an optical display device with one or more light-emitting element and a control unit configured to optically display the distance registered by the distance sensor inside the motor vehicle fundamentally in the form of a notional line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik Backman
  • Publication number: 20160152117
    Abstract: A fragrance dispenser is provided to be disposed in the cabin of a motor vehicle, while maintaining a structurally simple configuration and uncomplicated mountability for the dispenser. The dispenser is to ensure an efficient improvement of the fragrance equipment in the cabin of the motor vehicle. The fragrance dispenser may be disposed in the cabin of a motor vehicle integral or arranged with interior trim that detachably accommodates the dispenser. The dispenser may have a housing for accommodating the fragrances, and the housing may further have at least one opening for dispensing the fragrances from the housing. The fragrance dispenser may also have an electric heater for heating the fragrances located in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fredrik BACKMAN, Valter SKIBINSKI, Jun Hyuck EOH
  • Publication number: 20150283950
    Abstract: A device for holding a smartphone inside a vehicle is disclosed. The device includes a housing for receiving the smartphone and a rail for receiving the housing. The rail is connected to a dashboard or a console of the vehicle and the housing has a slot on the side facing away from the reception area for the smartphone for pushing the housing onto the rail. Such a device has a very simple design and ensures that the smartphone can he safely mounted and dismounted and that the smartphone can be securely held in the inserted condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fredrik BACKMAN, Steffen Kuebler, Valter SKIBINSKI, Jun HYUCK EOH
  • Publication number: 20150254984
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a distance sensor display for registering the distance of the motor vehicle from the surroundings of the motor vehicle, particularly when parking. The distance sensor display includes an optical display device with one or more light-emitting element and a control unit configured to optically display the distance registered by the distance sensor inside the motor vehicle fundamentally in the form of a notional line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik BACKMAN
  • Patent number: 8538628
    Abstract: A control device is provided for integration in a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a steering arrangement, that includes, but is not limited to a steering device and a steering column. The control device is configured to control an information display arrangement that includes, but is not limited to a display device. The control device is formed by at least one touch-sensitive surface, which is aligned radially to an imaginary straight line G through a center of the steering device, and/or which is directed toward a driver's and/or passenger's door of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik Backman
  • Publication number: 20130050114
    Abstract: A device is provide for controlling functions of electronic devices of a vehicle having a steering device, which includes, but is not limited to a front side and a back side. The front side is directed at an occupant who is seated on a driver's seat of the vehicle, having a first input device which is designed for generating control signals, having a first display device, which is designed for the graphical representation of converted control signals in displays. The first input device is arranged on the back side of the steering device and the first display device is arranged on the front side of the steering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik BACKMAN
  • Publication number: 20120227535
    Abstract: An operating unit is provided for a motor vehicle with a steering wheel that is rotatable about an axis. A finger-actuatable input unit is arranged on an arc extending around the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik BACKMAN
  • Publication number: 20120072072
    Abstract: A control device is provided for integration in a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a steering arrangement, that includes, but is not limited to a steering device and a steering column. The control device is configured to control an information display arrangement that includes, but is not limited to a display device. The control device is formed by at least one touch-sensitive surface, which is aligned radially to an imaginary straight line G through a center of the steering device, and/or which is directed toward a driver's and/or passenger's door of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik BACKMAN
  • Publication number: 20120072103
    Abstract: An information display arrangement for a vehicle with a dashboard and a steering arrangement. The steering arrangement includes, but is not limited to a steering facility and a steering column. The information display arrangement includes, but is not limited to a first display facility, which in viewing direction of a vehicle driver is arranged behind the steering facility in the dashboard of the vehicle and the information display arrangement includes, but is not limited to a second display facility that is arranged on the steering column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Fredrik BACKMAN