Patents by Inventor John Henstrom

John Henstrom 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).

  • SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE AND A HEAVY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100025143
    Abstract: A heavy vehicle includes a drive unit arranged substantially along a longitudinal geometrical axis of the vehicle. The drive unit is inclined by being pivoted about an axis whereby the drive unit forms an angle relative to the longitudinal geometrical axis. The pivot axis is situated in an intersectional point between the longitudinal geometrical axis and a longitudinal center axis of the drive unit, and the intersectional point is situated in a position within the extension of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Mikael Gustavsson, John Henström, Tomas Andreason
  • Control of Driveline Geometry
    Publication number: 20080021620
    Abstract: A system for control of driveline geometry of a heavy vehicle includes a propeller shaft that is suspended in a center bearing unit, the position of which center bearing unit can be adjusted, wherein the adjustment is determined based on one or more measurements of one or more geometrical parameters of the vehicle and the chassis acceleration. A method for control of such a propeller shaft geometry and a heavy vehicle comprising such a system and/or by use of such a method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Inge Johansson, John Henstrom, Stefan Edlund