Patents by Inventor Martin Östling

Martin Östling 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).

  • Connecting device arranged in a motor vehicle and a method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 8532881
    Abstract: A connecting device arranged in a motor vehicle releasably connects a structural member of the vehicle to the vehicle chassis and includes a bolt joint system. The connecting device further includes a pyrotechnical charge and an igniter. The igniter detonates the pyrotechnical charge upon receipt of an ignition signal. The pyrotechnical charge is located near the bolt joint system such that, upon detonation, it destroys the connecting function of the bolt joint system and thereby releases the structural member from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Martin Östling, Mikael Fermer, Henrik Ljungqvist, Henrik Ebbinger, Henrik Olsson
  • PEDESTRIAN-PROTECTING AIR BAG ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD OF FOLDING AND STORING A PEDESTRIAN-PROTECTING AIR BAG ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20100300793
    Abstract: A pedestrian-protecting air bag arrangement is disclosed for a motor vehicle having a bonnet pivoted at a forward end for pivoting upwardly and forwardly. The arrangement comprises an air bag located beneath the bonnet adjacent a rear end thereof, and designed, in its deployed state, to extend across the width of the vehicle windscreen and upwardly at least partially over the windscreen, the air bag comprising a central region and lateral wings on either side of the central region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Gunnar Hallnëus, Martin Östling, Mat Erlingfors, Mattias Wallman