Patents by Inventor Jesper Marklund

Jesper Marklund 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).

  • Device for operating a parking brake
    Patent number: 6648107
    Abstract: Apparatus for a lever (6) for controlling a parking brake including brake units and an electrically driven tightening means for applying or releasing a braking force on the said brake units. Characteristic of the invention is that a means is arranged to detect the position of the lever and produce control signals to a first electric motor (12) for generating a brake force corresponding to the position of the lever. The lever can be adjusted manually. Further there is a second electric motor (49) intended to automatically control the lever (6) depending on incoming control signals. In the fully applied position the lever (6) is locked against manual adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Volvo Personvagnar AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Lundholm, Jesper Marklund
  • Device for operating a parking brake
    Publication number: 20010030093
    Abstract: Apparatus for a lever (6) for controlling a parking brake including brake units and an electrically driven tightening means for applying or releasing a braking force on the said brake units. Characteristic of the invention is that a means is arranged to detect the position of the lever and produce control signals to a first electric motor (12) for generating a brake force corresponding to the position of the lever. The lever can be adjusted manually. Further there is a second electric motor (49) intended to automatically control the lever (6) depending on incoming control signals. In the fully applied position the lever (6) is locked against manual adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Fredrik Lundholm, Jesper Marklund