Patents by Inventor Måns PIHLSGÅRD

Måns PIHLSGÅRD 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: 11845397
    Abstract: A method for remotely controlling a system of key related functions of a vehicle, the system is connectable with a remote unit over a communication network, is capable of transferring audio data. The method includes receiving at the vehicle over the communication network a sequence for the system wherein the sequence comprises a first sound sequence, and performing a key related function in the system in response to receiving the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO.
    Inventors: Måns Pihlsgård, Linda Karlsson, Magnus Nilsson, Yijun Zheng
  • Patent number: 11767699
    Abstract: A system for avoiding pinching in vehicle doors includes capacitive proximity sensors for being mounted at each door along closing surfaces. The system also includes an accelerometer for being arranged in each door, a stopper bar, and a release mechanism for the stopper bar. The capacitive proximity sensors, the accelerometer, and the release mechanism are connected to a control unit arranged such that the stopper bar is moved to a blocking position when the capacitive proximity sensor for the same door senses an object and the door has stopped accelerating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co.
    Inventors: Magnus Nilsson, Måns Pihlsgård
  • Publication number: 20220396115
    Abstract: A method for preparing a vehicle prior to an occupant entering the vehicle includes acquiring information indicative of an upcoming time of entry of the occupant into a compartment of the vehicle, and commencing air replacement of at least part of the air in the compartment of the vehicle prior to the upcoming time of entry of the occupant. In some embodiments, the method also includes detecting whether the compartment of the vehicle has occupants, and commencing the air replacement responsive to detecting that the compartment of the vehicle has no occupants. In some embodiments, the method further includes determining a latest possible time for commencing the air replacement provided that the air replacement is to be completed at the upcoming time of entry of the occupant, and commencing the air replacement based on the determined latest possible time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Johan SETTERBERG, Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Erik LINDBERG NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220388370
    Abstract: A method for regulating onboard vehicle climate includes —determining a presence of an onboard passenger within the vehicle; —determining a passenger offset factor of the onboard passenger by obtaining an image of the onboard passenger and detecting and identifying at least one insulation layer or garment type of the onboard passenger, wherein determining the passenger offset factor is based on the detected and identified at least one isolation layer or garment type; and —controlling the onboard vehicle climate by adjusting a temperature offset based on the determined passenger offset factor of the onboard passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Johan SETTERBERG
  • Patent number: 11473921
    Abstract: A method for supporting a user of a first vehicle to follow a second vehicle includes obtaining a picture, by a camera, of at least a part of a surrounding of the first vehicle, detecting vehicles in the obtained picture, displaying a representation of the detected vehicles on a user interface to the user, obtaining input from the user from the user interface of which of the detected vehicles that is the second vehicle and that the user would like to follow, obtaining, via the camera, at least one identification data of the second vehicle, tracking the position of the second vehicle, and transmitting the position of the second vehicle to a navigation system of the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO.
    Inventors: Magnus Nilsson, Måns Pihlsgård
  • Publication number: 20220307311
    Abstract: A vehicle door hinge for a vehicle door opening vertically includes a first hinge part attached to a vehicle frame having a pivot attachment means, a second hinge part attached to the door attached to the pivot attachment means to allow the second hinge part to rotate the door in an opening or closing direction, a stopper part attached to the pivot attachment means at a distance from a mass centre of the stopper part, a locking mechanism for locking the stopper part position relative the second hinge part. The locking mechanism is moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The stopper part in the unlocked position is arranged to be moved by gravity to a resting position where it is adjacent or abutting the first hinge part and stopped by the first hinge part from rotating in the opening direction but free to rotate in the other direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Jonathan JOHANSSON
  • Publication number: 20220281287
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a control unit, a vehicle compartment holding device for holding a removable accessory, and at least one vehicle compartment feature. The control unit is configured to receive a holding signal from the holding device, wherein the holding signal indicating if the holding device is holding the removable accessory or not, or if the holding device is in a first or second position. The control unit is further configured to send a control signal for changing a setting to the at least one vehicle compartment feature in response to a change in the holding signal, wherein the vehicle compartment feature is one of or any combination of compartment light, vanity mirror function, and compartment climate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Pardis SHARIATZADEH, Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Magnus NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220212677
    Abstract: A method for vehicle driver habituation to slippery road condition. The method includes detecting a braking parameter indicative of driver invoked vehicle braking demand and/or one or more lateral acceleration parameters indicative of driver invoked vehicle lateral acceleration demand. The method further includes controlling the vehicle braking system to trigger vehicle skidding and/or reduced braking performance for simulating driving on slippery road behaviour when said braking parameter, said lateral acceleration parameter or a combination of said braking parameter and said lateral acceleration parameter: exceeds a threshold value, or is estimated would have resulted in vehicle skidding and/or reduced braking performance if the vehicle would have been driving with a low traction tire grip corresponding to a slippery road condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yijun ZHENG, Linda KARLSSON, Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Magnus NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220212629
    Abstract: A method for remotely controlling a system of key related functions of a vehicle, the system is connectable with a remote unit over a communication network, is capable of transferring audio data. The method includes receiving at the vehicle over the communication network a sequence for the system wherein the sequence comprises a first sound sequence, and performing a key related function in the system in response to receiving the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Linda KARLSSON, Magnus NILSSON, Yijun ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20210347231
    Abstract: An air vent device for a ventilation system of a vehicle. The device has a pipe forming an air channel for providing air to a compartment of the vehicle and a diffuser for disturbing the airflow provided to the vehicle compartment. The diffuser has a portion made of a flexible material which diffuser portion is arranged to cover a part of a cross-section area of the air channel and the diffuser portion is expandable for varying the size of the covered part of the air channel cross section area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Johan SETTERBERG
  • Publication number: 20210317694
    Abstract: A system for avoiding pinching in vehicle doors includes capacitive proximity sensors for being mounted at each door along closing surfaces. The system also includes an accelerometer for being arranged in each door, a stopper bar, and a release mechanism for the stopper bar. The capacitive proximity sensors, the accelerometer, and the release mechanism are connected to a control unit arranged such that the stopper bar is moved to a blocking position when the capacitive proximity sensor for the same door senses an object and the door has stopped accelerating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Måns PIHLSGÅRD
  • Publication number: 20210270625
    Abstract: A method for supporting a user of a first vehicle to follow a second vehicle includes obtaining a picture, by a camera, of at least a part of a surrounding of the first vehicle, detecting vehicles in the obtained picture, displaying a representation of the detected vehicles on a user interface to the user, obtaining input from the user from the user interface of which of the detected vehicles that is the second vehicle and that the user would like to follow, obtaining, via the camera, at least one identification data of the second vehicle, tracking the position of the second vehicle, and transmitting the position of the second vehicle to a navigation system of the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Måns PIHLSGÅRD
  • Publication number: 20210260958
    Abstract: A method for managing a vehicle compartment temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment. The method includes determining an average temperature of a first vehicle occupant based on a temperature difference in temperature data of different areas of the at least first vehicle occupant in an image of the at least first vehicle occupant captured by at least a first infrared camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Måns PIHLSGÅRD
  • Publication number: 20210252938
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing the flow of air from a ventilation outlet. The method includes determining a position of a sound detected by at least a first microphone determining a ventilation outlet control data based on the position of the sound controlling the air flow of the at least first ventilation outlet based on the ventilation outlet control data for changing at least one of a direction of the air flow, a spread of the air flow and an intensity of the air flow from at least a first ventilation outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Måns PIHLSGÅRD, Erik LINDBERG NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20210188042
    Abstract: A method for activating a climate system of a vehicle includes monitoring an operational state of the vehicle. Said monitoring is performed by a system controller incorporated into the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is on when said operational state corresponds to a first state, wherein the vehicle is off when said operational state corresponds to a second state. When said operational state corresponds to said second state, the method further includes asking the driver via an output interface if extended drive of climate system is desired, monitoring reply from driver on an input interface, if confirmation of extended drive of climate system is registered on the input interface, setting a timer for extended drive of the climate system, activating climate system for the vehicle, and deactivating the climate system at the time specified by the timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Johan SETTERBERG, Måns PIHLSGÅRD