Patents by Inventor Mats Ekeroth

Mats Ekeroth 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: 11313262
    Abstract: A centrifugal separator for cleaning gas containing contaminants includes a stationary casing enclosing a separation space through which a gas flow is permitted, a gas inlet extending through the stationary casing and permitting supply of the gas to be cleaned, a rotating member including a plurality of separation members arranged in said separation space and being arranged to rotate around an axis of rotation, a gas outlet configured to permit discharge of cleaned gas and including an outlet opening through a wall of the stationary casing, a drainage outlet configured to permit discharge of liquid impurities separated from the gas to be cleaned and an electrical motor for rotating the rotating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ALFDEX AB
    Inventors: Mats Ekeroth, Magnus Wide
  • Publication number: 20190162089
    Abstract: A centrifugal separator for cleaning gas containing contaminants includes a stationary casing enclosing a separation space through which a gas flow is permitted, a gas inlet extending through the stationary casing and permitting supply of the gas to be cleaned, a rotating member including a plurality of separation members arranged in said separation space and being arranged to rotate around an axis of rotation, a gas outlet configured to permit discharge of cleaned gas and including an outlet opening through a wall of the stationary casing, a drainage outlet configured to permit discharge of liquid impurities separated from the gas to be cleaned and an electrical motor for rotating the rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Alfdex AB
    Inventors: Mats EKEROTH, Magnus WIDE
  • Patent number: 7152589
    Abstract: Upon cleaning of crankcase gas generated during operation of an internal combustion engine in its crankcase, a centrifugal separator is used, which includes a rotor arranged for rotation by means of a driving motor and arranged by its rotation suck crankcase gas from the crankcase through a conduit to the centrifugal separator. During operation of the combustion engine a parameter, e.g. a measurement of the load on the combustion engine is sensed, the magnitude of said parameter being related to the amount of crankcase gas generated per unit of time in the crankcase. Depending upon a sensed change of the sensed parameter the rotational speed of the rotor of the centrifugal separator is changed in a way such that the gas pressure in the crankcase is maintained at a predetermined value, or within a predetermined pressure interval, during the operation of the combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventors: Mats Ekeroth, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Rolf Ridderstrale, Jan Skoog, Goran Strom, Claes Wase
  • Publication number: 20060048761
    Abstract: Upon cleaning of crankcase gas generated during operation of an internal combustion engine in its crankcase, a centrifugal separator is used, which includes a rotor arranged for rotation by means of a driving motor and arranged by its rotation suck crankcase gas from the crankcase through a conduit to the centrifugal separator. During operation of the combustion engine a parameter, e.g. a measurement of the load on the combustion engine is sensed, the magnitude of said parameter being related to the amount of crankcase gas generated per unit of time in the crankcase. Depending upon a sensed change of the sensed parameter the rotational speed of the rotor of the centrifugal separator is changed in a way such that the gas pressure in the crankcase is maintained at a predetermined value, or within a predetermined pressure interval, during the operation of the combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventors: Mats Ekeroth, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Rolf Ridderstrale, Jan Skoog, Goran Strom, Claes Wase
  • Patent number: 6783571
    Abstract: For cleaning of crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine, that is arranged for propelling a vehicle, use is made of a centrifugal separator having a centrifugal rotor that is mounted on the vehicle. The cleaning efficiency of the centrifugal separator is changed by changing the rotational speed of an electrical motor, that is connected to a source of current on the vehicle and arranged for driving said centrifugal rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Mats Ekeroth
  • Publication number: 20030233932
    Abstract: For cleaning of crankcase gas produced by an internal combustion engine (31), that is arranged for propelling a vehicle (30), use is made of a centrifugal separator (34) having a centrifugal rotor that is mounted on the vehicle. The cleaning efficiency of the centrifugal separator is changed by changing the rotational speed of an electrical motor (9), that is connected to a source of current on the vehicle and arranged for driving said centrifugal rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventor: Mats Ekeroth
  • Patent number: 6105730
    Abstract: An automatic brake lever (1) with a built-in slack adjuster is intended for transmitting brake force from a brake cylinder and is mounted on a brake actuating cam shaft (2). For the purpose of accomplishing a wear indicating device, a coded disc (10) is connected to the cam shaft, whereas a housing (9, 11) therefore is connected to the brake lever or a fix-point for the lever. The coded disc is provided with a number of coded paths of circular shape, magnetic areas of equal length being provided in each coded path. A number of hall-elements (15) corresponding to the number of coded paths are provided in the cover (11) of the housing, each hall-element being arranged to sense the magnetic areas in the respective coded path. The signals from the hall-elements together indicate the relative position between the disc and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Haldex Brake Products AB
    Inventor: Mats Ekeroth