Patents by Inventor Kent Sandstrom

Kent Sandstrom 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: 7628440
    Abstract: A cargo space arrangement for a vehicle comprising a main cargo space positioned inside a vehicle door, a load floor forming a lower area of the main cargo space, and a floor lid arranged in the load floor. The floor lid being arranged to conceal a storage compartment located below the floor lid. The floor lid comprises a first, upwardly openable end that faces the vehicle door and a second, opposite end that, at least when the floor lid is in a closed position, is firmly attached to the vehicle. The first end of the floor lid extends below at least a part of the vehicle door when both the floor lid and the vehicle door are in a closed position such that the floor lid is prevented from being opened when the vehicle door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nils Bernhardsson, Kenneth Laine, Kent Sandstrom
  • Publication number: 20080169386
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of attaching cables to a skirting board (7) or the like. It also concerns a cable clip (1, 11, 21, 31) and a tool (40) to be used in the method. The cable clip (1, 11, 21, 31) has a head (2, 12, 22, 32) with a recess (3, 13, 23, 33) to receive a cable. Furthermore, the cable clip (1, 11, 21, 31) has a relatively thin insert part (4, 14, 24, 34) with a bevelled, pointed and/or rounded lower end (5, 15, 25, 35) for insertion between the skirting board (7) and a wall (8). Each cable clip (1, 11, 21, 31) has one or more flexible parts (6, 16, 26, 36) giving a retaining force when installed. If needed a tool (40) having a pointed and bevelled lower end (44) is inserted between the skirting boar (7) and the wall (8). By means of the tool (40) the skirting board is bent out just enough to give access for a cable clip (1, 11, 21, 31) between the skirting board (7) and the wall (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Lulu Schnyder, Rolf Schnyder, Kent Sandstrom
  • Publication number: 20080164709
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cargo space arrangement (1) for a vehicle (5), said cargo space arrangement (1) comprising a main cargo space (3) positioned inside a vehicle door (7), a load floor (9) forming a lower area of the main cargo space (3), and a floor lid (10) arranged in the load floor (9), said floor lid (10) being arranged to conceal a storage compartment (19) located below the floor lid (10), wherein the floor lid (10) comprises a first, upwardly openable end (10a) that faces the vehicle door (7) and a second, opposite end (10b) that, at least when the floor lid (10) is in a closed position, is firmly attached to the vehicle (5). The invention is characterized in that the first end (10a) of the floor lid (10) extends below at least a part of the vehicle door (7) when both the floor lid (10) and the vehicle door (7) is in a closed position such that the floor lid (10) is prevented from being opened when the vehicle door (7) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Nils Bernhardsson, Kenneth Laine, Kent Sandstrom