Patents by Inventor Jan Pontus SODERSTROM

Jan Pontus SODERSTROM 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).

  • Seatbelt anchor airbag
    Patent number: 8651519
    Abstract: A restraint system for a mobile platform is provided and may include a seatbelt, an anchor attached to the seatbelt and to the mobile platform, and an airbag attached to the mobile platform via the anchor. The airbag may be movable from a pre-deployed state to an inflated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Keith Czach, David Warren Funnell, Jan Pontus Soderstrom
  • Steering wheel vibration damping system
    Patent number: 8616577
    Abstract: A steering wheel unit includes a steering wheel body and an airbag module mounted thereto. The airbag module includes positioning means for maintaining the axial positioning of the airbag module relative to the steering wheel and positioning means for maintaining the radial positioning of the airbag module relative to the steering wheel. The steering wheel unit also includes damping elements that are disposed between the insertion elements and receiving elements of the radial positioning means. The radial positioning means can be in the form of a post within a cylindrical receptacle, where the damping element is therebetween. The radial positioning means can be in the form of a plate received within a u-shaped receiving element, where the damping element is within the u-shaped receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Matsu, David R. Palm, Jan Pontus Soderstrom
  • SEATBELT ANCHOR AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20130264804
    Abstract: A restraint system for a mobile platform is provided and may include a seatbelt, an anchor attached to the seatbelt and to the mobile platform, and an airbag attached to the mobile platform via the anchor. The airbag may be movable from a pre-deployed state to an inflated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Keith CZACH, David Warren FUNNELL, Jan Pontus SODERSTROM