Patents by Inventor Martin C. Widen

Martin C. Widen 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).

  • Load device for vehicles
    Patent number: 8858137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a load device (1) for a vehicle, comprising at least one elongate guide rail (3) which is formed with a slide groove (5), said guide rail (3) being arranged to receive at least one load holding element (15) which is displaceable relative to the guide rail (3) along said slide groove (5) during positioning of said load holding element (15) in a desired position, said guide rail (3) having a first slide groove portion (7) with a first direction of extension and a second slide groove portion (9) with a second direction of extension deviating from the first, said slide groove portions (7, 9) continuously merging into each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Lasse Aro, Martin C. Widen
  • Gripping device and method of providing a gripping device
    Patent number: 7648114
    Abstract: A gripping device arranged in a bracket is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the gripping device includes a gripping element with an adjustable gripping range. The gripping element extends as a substantially closed loop, and is adapted to receive objects of varying shapes and sizes. The gripping device further includes a support structure and a displacing device, the displacing device being adapted to displace the support structure relative to the bracket and adjust the gripping range by changing a distance between a first attachment on the gripping element arranged adjacent the support structure, and a second attachment on the gripping element which is arranged adjacent the displacing device. A corresponding method of providing a gripping device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecilia Åkerstedt, Martin C. Widén, Lasse Aro
  • Load Device for Vehicles
    Publication number: 20090169322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a load device (1) for a vehicle, comprising at least one elongate guide rail (3) which is formed with a slide groove (5), said guide rail (3) being arranged to receive at least one load holding element (15) which is displaceable relative to the guide rail (3) along said slide groove (5) during positioning of said load holding element (15) in a desired position, said guide rail (3) having a first slide groove portion (7) with a first direction of extension and a second slide groove portion (9) with a second direction of extension deviating from the first, said slide groove portions (7, 9) continuously merging into each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Lasse Aro, Martin C. Widen