Patents by Inventor Lars Almefelt

Lars Almefelt 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).

  • Knee protection system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5951045
    Abstract: A knee protection system for a vehicle in which the vehicle has a dashboard and a support member extending transversely across the vehicle within dashboard. The system includes at least one pair of brackets affixed to and spaced along the support member, with each bracket having an impact surface spaced from the dashboard. At least one reinforced panel affixed to existing components of the dashboard forms a part of the system. The panel is spaced from the impact surface of each bracket and comes into contact with the impact surface first when the vehicle is involved in a collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: A B Volvo
    Inventors: Lars Almefelt, Ingemar Mattsson