Patents by Inventor Lars Rigner

Lars Rigner 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).

  • Suspension device
    Patent number: 6325411
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for suspending an airbag module with respect to a steering wheel in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a steering wheel console mounted on the steering wheel, an elastic attenuating body mounted on both the airbag module and the steering wheel console for attenuating vibration therebetween, and an anchor extending through an aperture in the steering wheel console at an angle and rigidly mounted with respect to the airbag module, so that the anchor guides the airbag module in a predetermined direction during inflation of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Lars Rigner, Tore Fosse