Patents by Inventor Lennart Andersson
Lennart Andersson 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).
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Patent number: 8596045Abstract: A system and an on-board-diagnosis method is provided for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine including a diesel particulate filter unit which encompasses a particulate filter in which soot can be oxidized by NO2 and constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized in a nitrogen-oxides reduction unit arranged downstream of the diesel particulate filter unit, wherein the exhaust gas flows from the diesel particulate filter unit to the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit. The on-board-diagnosis method includes estimating an NO2 content upstream of the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit, measuring at least one of an NOx or NO2 content upstream of the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit, performing a comparison between the estimated and the measured contents, and, based on the result of the comparison deciding on at least one conditioning step of the diesel particulate filter unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Anders Tuomivaara, Jonas Jansson, Lucas Megas, Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Carl-Johan Karlsson
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Publication number: 20130276434Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for achieving reduced emissions at cold start of an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas after treatment system comprising at least one Diesel Oxygen Catalyst (DOC), at least one Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit, comprising the steps of: heating the DOC prior to cold starting said internal combustion engine, starting and controlling the internal combustion engine towards low NOx emission when said DOC has reached a predetermined temperature, optimizing the fuel consumption at a given total emission level when said DPF and SCR has reached a predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Bert-Inge BERTILSSON
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Patent number: 8468806Abstract: A system and a method are provided for operating an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine in which one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are oxidized in an oxidation catalyst and one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized by means of a group of possible chemical reactions of different type between the one or more constituents of the exhaust gas and catalytic material arranged in a selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst, wherein the exhaust gas flows from the oxidation catalyst to the selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst, wherein the steps are performed: (a) adjusting at least one desired ratio among one or more pairs of the one or more constituents by varying a space velocity of the exhaust gas in at least the oxidation catalyst; (b) varying the space velocity of the exhaust gas by varying one or more operation parameters of the engine; and (c) establishing the ratio to a value at least approaching the desired ratio among the one or more pairs of the one or more constituents at thType: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Jonas Jansson, Carl-Johan Karlsson, Lucas Megas, Anders Tuomivaara
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Patent number: 8407987Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a control method for an exhaust aftertreatment system (10) of an engine (12) in which one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are oxidized in an oxidation catalyst (20) and one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized in a selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst (70), wherein the exhaust gas flows from the oxidation catalyst (20) to the selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst (70). It is.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Lennart Cider
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Patent number: 8337761Abstract: A particulate filtration device includes a filter with a feed inlet side for a feed gas and an filtrate outlet for a filtrate, feed gas channels and filtrate channels, and one or more diaphragms between the feed inlet side and the filtrate outlet. Opposite to the feed inlet side a particulate outlet is arranged with a collector compartment attached to the particulate outlet for collecting particulates retained in the feed gas channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: Volvo Technology Corp., Höganäs ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Edward Jobson, Heije Westberg, Per-Olof Larsson, Owe Mars, Jörgen Knuth-Nielsen
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Patent number: 8181314Abstract: A hose clamp (1) comprises bands (2) forming an open ring. The ends of the open ring have band loops (3, 4) arranged around housing portions (5, 6), between which housing portions (5, 6) a clamping screw (7) with a head (8) is arranged. The bands (3, 4) adjacent to the housing portions (5, 6) have slots (9, 10). The band loop (4) along the slot (10), at least adjacent to the head (8) of the clamping screw, is turned on both sides of the slot (10) in such a manner that the distance between the band portions (11) turned adjacent to the slot (10) adjacent to the head (8) of the clamping screw is greater than the outer diameter of the head (8) of the clamping screw.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Norma Sweden ABInventors: Roland Mohlin, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 8170599Abstract: Power control methods and apparatus taught herein advantageously provide quick convergence to the signal quality target needed to achieve a given data error rate target, when changes in transport format use by a given transport channel require such convergence. Specifically, the methods and apparatus maintain a “baseline” signal quality target that stays current with changing signal propagation conditions because it is common to all transport formats used by the transport channel. The methods and apparatus then bias this baseline signal quality target with a target offset particularized for the transport format in use. This offset may be selected from memory or dynamically calculated, and, regardless, can often be applied after a single transmission time interval.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Tobias Junno, Torgny Palenius
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Patent number: 8156728Abstract: A method, device and computer program product are provided for diagnosing of a NOx-reducing catalyzer that can be regenerated and/or of a three-way valve for directing the flow of exhaust gases into a bypass pipe, and/or of a clean-up catalyzer. All the components can be included in one and the same exhaust emission control system. The diagnosing of the NOx-reducing catalyzer and of the three-way valve is carried out by method steps comprising measurement of the drop in pressure across the NOx-reducing catalyzer. The diagnosing of the clean-up catalyzer is carried out by method steps comprising measurement of the increase in temperature in the clean-up catalyzer. In the event of reduced functionality of the NOx catalyzer, a deSOx is carried out. A fault code is generated in the event of reduced functionality of the three-way valve or of the clean-up catalyzer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Andreas Hinz, Lennart Andersson
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Publication number: 20120045155Abstract: A sealed hub-bearing assembly for agricultural applications includes a hub-bearing unit 10 with a flanged outer ring 11 and a pair of radially inner stationary rings 16, 17 tightly mounted side to side. A sealing device 20 is mounted on a side of the hub-bearing unit 10 opposite to the side of the flange 12 and includes a sealing gasket 32 which is arranged to slide against the outer ring 11 and it is mounted by snap-action in a circumferential groove 18 formed in the inner ring 17 located farthest from the side of the flange 12.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Luca Morero, Fabio Picatto, Ove Lennart Andersson, Stephano Urso, Massimo Marivo, Carlo Maldera, Marco Panchetti, Andea Magnetto
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Patent number: 8099946Abstract: A method, a device and a computer program product for the diagnosis of an oxidation catalyst for the oxidation of NO into NO2 in a motor vehicle is provided. An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes at least the aforementioned oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter and/or an NOx-reducing catalyst arranged downstream of the oxidation catalyst, and a predetermined quantity of a reducing agent is supplied to the exhaust system upstream of the oxidation catalyst, and the NOx content or NO2 content is measured downstream of the oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Andreas Hinz, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 8060991Abstract: A hose clamp (1) to be fastened to a hose (5), which hose clamp (1) comprises a band (2) which forms an open ring. The ends of the open ring are arranged adjacent to a locking portion (3), adjacent to which locking portion (3) a means (4) is arranged to vary the diameter of the ring and to hold the ends of the ring of the band together. Parts, which are substantially immovably connected to the locking portion (3), are arranged for fixed attachment to said hose (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2006Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Norma Sweden ABInventors: Morgan Ryhman, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 8036694Abstract: A method for generating a power control command in a transceiver in a wireless communication system, where the method comprises the steps of calculating, at the beginning of a predefined time period, a quality measure reference value, generating, repeatedly during the predefined time period, an estimated quality measure value of a signal received at the transceiver; generating a power control command in dependence of the estimated quality measure value and the quality measure reference value; and generating, a number of times during the predefined time period, a modified quality measure reference value from the quality measure reference value. The step of generating the power control command comprises comparing the estimated quality measure value with the modified quality measure reference value. A power control unit, comprising a quality measure estimator, a calculator, a first controller, a second controller and an inner loop element, is configured to implement the method.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Johan Nilsson, Bengt Lindoff, Bo Bernhardsson
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Publication number: 20110192143Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for achieving reduced emissions at cold start of an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas after treatment system comprising at least one Diesel Oxygen Catalyst (DOC), at least one Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit, comprising the steps of: heating the DOC prior to cold starting said internal combustion engine, starting and controlling the internal combustion engine towards low NOx emission when said DOC has reached a predetermined temperature, optimizing the fuel consumption at a given total emission level when said DPF and SCR has reached a predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Bert-Inge Bertilsson
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Publication number: 20110111790Abstract: A wireless communication device or system generates transmit power control feedback for a received power control channel by determining a command error rate (CER), or by identifying a target signal quality for the power control channel according to a defined signal-quality-to-CER mapping function. Generally, the power control channel does not include error-coded data to use for CER estimation. However, in one embodiment, the channel does include known reference bits that are evaluated for CER estimation, with the estimated CER used to set the signal quality target for inner loop power control. In other embodiments, a computed reception error probability is used to identify a CER estimate according to a defined probability-to-CER mapping function. By way of non-limiting example, these embodiments may be used to provide power control feedback for power control commands transmitted on a Fractional Dedicated Physical Channel in WCDMA systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Gregory E. Bottomley
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Patent number: 7916681Abstract: A wireless communication device or system generates transmit power control feedback for a received power control channel by determining a command error rate (CER), or by identifying a target signal quality for the power control channel according to a defined signal-quality-to-CER mapping function. Generally, the power control channel does not include error-coded data to use for CER estimation. However, in one embodiment, the channel does include known reference bits that are evaluated for CER estimation, with the estimated CER used to set the signal quality target for inner loop power control. In other embodiments, a computed reception error probability is used to identify a CER estimate according to a defined probability-to-CER mapping function. By way of non-limiting example, these embodiments may be used to provide power control feedback for power control commands transmitted on a Fractional Dedicated Physical Channel in WCDMA systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Gregory E Bottomley
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Publication number: 20110027136Abstract: A particulate filtration device includes a filter with a feed inlet side for a feed gas and an filtrate outlet for a filtrate, feed gas channels and filtrate channels, and one or more diaphragms between the feed inlet side and the filtrate outlet. Opposite to the feed inlet side a particulate outlet is arranged with a collector compartment attached to the particulate outlet for collecting particulates retained in the feed gas channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Edward Jobson, Heije Westberg, Per-Olof Larsson, Owe Mars, Jörgen Knuth-Nielsen
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Patent number: 7877984Abstract: A method and an arrangement are provided for maintaining the oxidation of NO to NO2 in an oxidation catalytic converter arranged in a vehicle, the vehicle including an internal combustion engine which in operation emits exhaust gases to an exhaust gas after treatment system including the oxidation catalytic converter. A predetermined quantity of hydrocarbon is delivered to the exhaust gas aftertreatment system or the engine over at least one predetermined time interval for the purpose of maintaining the working temperature or regenerating an exhaust gas aftertreatment unit. The quantity of hydrocarbon is delivered to the exhaust gas aftertreatment system or to the engine through an injection with at least one predetermined fragmentation frequency and an injection period in order to maintain an NO2 production in the exhaust gas aftertreatment system that prevailed immediately prior to said time interval for the hydrocarbon injection.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2005Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Andreas Hinz, Lennart Andersson
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Publication number: 20100322199Abstract: A method of channelization code selection for up-link transmission of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises determining, based on a first power limitation indication value associated with a first terminal of the wireless communication system, if the first terminal is power limited; dynamically selecting at least one first channelization code associated with a first signal variation value for allocation to the first terminal so that, if the first terminal is power limited, the first signal variation value indicates a first minimal signal variation; and signaling an indication of the at least one first channelization code to the first terminal. Corresponding arrangements are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventor: Lennart Andersson
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Publication number: 20100216042Abstract: An auxiliary power unit (APU), a method of operating an APU and a vehicle comprising the APU are provided. The APU includes a fuel processor and a fuel cell, the fuel processor being provided with steam, air and dimethyl ether (DME).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Peter Jozsa
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Publication number: 20100146946Abstract: A device for use in an exhaust aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The device comprises a particulate filter system having a particulate filter (DPF) for the collection of particles from the engine and a heating unit for the intermittent burning of soot at a temperature suitable for soot combustion. The particulate filter system is arranged to switch between an operating mode for the collection of soot and an operating mode for active regeneration. A bypass line extends between the inlet and outlet of the particulate filter system. A valve disposed in the bypass line allows opening or closing of an exhaust gas flow through the bypass line, in dependence on the operating mode of the particulate filter system, by a control member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR ABInventors: Arne Andersson, Lennart Andersson