Patents by Inventor Peter Nilsson

Peter Nilsson 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: 12593914
    Abstract: A storage system in which storage components are connected in a cantilevered fashion to vertical standard uses thin cantilevered brackets support storage components. Despite the tendency of such brackets to swing when attached to the vertical standard, the cantilevered brackets are constructed and support the storage components in a sturdy and aesthetically pleasing manner. A thin cantilevered bracket made from a single, flat piece of metal oriented vertically and projecting from a connection interface includes a ledge extending from its side surface below a top edge of the bracket to support one end of a shelf or other planar member forming a storage component. A thin cantilevered bracket with an offset projection that attaches to an inside surface of a side panel of an enclosure that allows the side panel to align with the bracket connection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Lars Ryden, Rolf Henriksson
  • Patent number: 12570290
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling motion of a heavy-duty vehicle. Information is obtained related to an upcoming vehicle path and vehicle maneuver along the path; and related to a road friction coefficient along the path. Lateral and longitudinal wheel slip limits are configured for at least two wheels of an axle or lumped group-axle on the vehicle. The lateral and longitudinal wheel slip values are related to respective lateral and longitudinal tyre force values via a pre-determined combined tyre slip model. A vehicle motion profile is determined for performing the vehicle maneuver as a solution to a non-linear optimal control problem (NOCP). The NOCP is constrained by the lateral and longitudinal wheel slip limits and formulated to account for the road friction coefficient and/or curvature along the upcoming vehicle path. Motion of the vehicle is controlled along the path based on the determined target vehicle motion profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toheed Ghandriz, Peter Nilsson, Bengt Jacobson, Leo Laine
  • Patent number: 12497024
    Abstract: A method of determining an allowable vehicle state space of an articulated vehicle for safely completing a maneuver is provided. The method includes monitoring a drivable area ahead of the articulated vehicle, predicting a potentially swept area ahead of the articulated vehicle, wherein the potentially swept area represents an area that may be traversed by the articulated vehicle during the maneuver with a probability, based on an initial vehicle state of the articulated vehicle, a geometry of the articulated vehicle, and on error characteristics associated with one or more sensor input signals used for positioning the articulated vehicle, and determining the allowable vehicle state space such that the predicted potentially swept area does not extend beyond the drivable area ahead of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leo Laine, Peter Nilsson, Mats Jonasson
  • Patent number: 12484186
    Abstract: An arrangement for thermal management is disclosed, wherein a heat generating component is arranged within an enclosure, defined by an enclosure wall and in thermal contact with a thermal management fluid. The arrangement comprises an electrohydrodynamic flow unit, comprising a first and a second electrode, for controlling the flow of fluid within the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: APR Technologies AB
    Inventors: Are Björneklett, Peter Nilsson, Robert Thorslund
  • Patent number: 12446691
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suspension system with a rear rail, configured to be arranged on a wall or the like, and a hang standard with rear leg portions comprising suspension slots arranged in each of the leg portions and being configured to connect with the lower flange of the rear rail. The rear rail further comprises an upper flange, and each of the hang standard leg portions comprise a mounting slot adapted to connect with the upper flange of the rear rail. The upper and lower flanges at least partially extend in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 12434710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for operating an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data representative of an area in a driving direction of and in the vicinity of the vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with a control unit adapted to determine if a plurality of detailed actions to be performed by the vehicle successfully may be used for fulfilling a desired general action plan for the vehicle. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding control system and to a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Oliver Sundell, Patrik Nilsson, Wilhelm Wiberg, Stefan Bergquist, Oskar Wigström
  • Patent number: 12358684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mesh container and a method of making a mesh container that has a first and a second set of opposing side panels, a bottom panel, and a rim directed outwards from the upper edges of the side panels. At least two adjacent sides panels of the container and portion of the rim directed outwardly from the upper edge of the side panels are made from a sheet metal precursor with least one perforated and a stretched portion and unstretched metal portion. The precursor is folded so that the unstretched metal portion joins the two side panels and is bent to form the rim. A notch is cut from the edge of the unstretched metal portion where it is bent at the corner formed by the two side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 12330653
    Abstract: A method for validating a model of vehicle dynamics for use in autonomous driving. The method comprising setting a wheel slip limit on an operation of at least one vehicle torque device, obtaining a model of vehicle dynamics based on the set wheel slip limit, and validating the model of vehicle dynamics based on the set wheel slip limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leo Laine, Emil Klintberg, Peter Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20250182012
    Abstract: A computer system having processing circuitry configured to handle two or more operating parameters associated with a set of vehicles operating in a work site is provided. The processing circuitry obtains a first indication indicative of an adjustment to be performed to the two or more operating parameters associated with the set of vehicles. The processing circuitry triggers the adjustment indicated by the first indication to be applied to the two or more operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
    Inventors: Thorsten HELFRICH, Christoffer MARKUSSON, Peter NILSSON
  • Patent number: 12262815
    Abstract: A hang standard, for mounting vertically and connecting with cantilevered brackets, is elongated and has an approximately U-shaped cross-section with a front portion and two rearwards extending leg portions. The front portion comprises a plurality of slots located in a recess between first and second protruding portions, which are located on first and second side of the slots. The recess is laterally continuous from the first to the second protruding portion and over two columns of slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 12241696
    Abstract: A method for altering one or more properties of a dielectric fluid for use in an electrohydrodynamic, EHD, thermal management system (100), as well as the system, are provided. The system comprises at least one EHD pump unit (110) comprising at least two electrodes for pumping the dielectric fluid and at least one enclosure (120) for accommodating the fluid within the system. The method comprises exposing the dielectric fluid to an ionizing process (122) configured to ionize the dielectric fluid, and operating the pump unit to circulate the exposed fluid in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: APR Technologies AB
    Inventors: Mikael Antelius, Henrik Löfgren, Are Björneklett, Peter Nilsson, Robert Thorslund
  • Publication number: 20250042604
    Abstract: A mesh container two sets of opposing sides, a bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the top of the sides is folded from one or more precursors cut from a web comprising a mesh portion formed by perforating and stretching part of a sheet and an unstretched portion. Each precursor is single piece that is folded into at least two side panels made at least partly of mesh and a portion of the outwardly extending rim made of the unstretched portion of the web. One or more portions for a bottom panel may be included with the two side panels, the bottom of the container being formed by folding the bottom panel portions away for the side panels to form an overlapping joint with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 12185833
    Abstract: In a wall-mounted shelving and/or storage system, vertical standards are mounted to a wall using a plurality of individual cleats arranged in vertical columns and horizontal rows. The width of each cleat is smaller than the width of the standard, so that it can be hidden within the standard when mounted. Formed on the back of each vertical standard are a plurality of transverse edges at predefined intervals, in known spatial relationships with bracket connection points, for cooperating with the cleats to properly position and orient the standards at the correct height with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Lars Ryden
  • Patent number: 12162494
    Abstract: A method for reducing off-tracking by a multi-trailer heavy duty vehicle during a maneuver is disclosed. The method obtains a model of vehicle dynamics describing dynamics of the multi -trailer heavy duty vehicle, determines respective force trajectories for two or more axles of the vehicle as a solution to a NOCP. The NOCP is formulated with an objective to at least minimize trailer off-tracking, and based on the model of vehicle dynamics. The motion of the heavy duty vehicle is controlled during the maneuver based on the determined force trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toheed Ghandriz, Peter Nilsson, Bengt Jacobson, Leo Laine
  • Patent number: 12129091
    Abstract: A mesh container two sets of opposing sides, a bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the top of the sides is folded from one or more precursors cut from a web comprising a mesh portion formed by perforating and stretching part of a sheet and an unstretched portion. Each precursor is single piece that is folded into at least two side panels made at least partly of mesh and a portion of the outwardly extending rim made of the unstretched portion of the web. One or more portions for a bottom panel may be included with the two side panels, the bottom of the container being formed by folding the bottom panel portions away for the side panels to form an overlapping joint with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 12110881
    Abstract: A thermal control system includes a closed loop arranged to carry a circulating fluid. There is at least a first heat exchanger and a flow unit in the closed loop. The flow unit includes a first electrode and a second electrode offset from the first electrode in a downstream direction of a flow of the circulating fluid. The first electrode and the second electrode are connectable to a voltage source. The first electrode is formed as a grid structure and arranged to allow the circulating fluid to flow through the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: APR Technologies AB
    Inventors: Robert Thorslund, Peter Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20240278806
    Abstract: A method of controlling a backup motion control system for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a primary steering system for controlling steering operations of a pair of steerable wheels. Each of the steerable wheels comprises a wheel brake, the wheel brakes being connected to an anti-lock braking system for preventing the wheel brakes from being locked when the anti-lock braking system is arranged in an enabled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
    Inventors: Linus HAGVALL, Stefan BERGQUIST, Peter NILSSON
  • Patent number: 12066062
    Abstract: An actuator for connecting and disconnecting a dog clutch having an axially moveable sleeve (3), the actuator (4) comprising an electric motor (6), wherein a rotor (61) of the motor is connected to a rotatable actuator rod (7), which is provided at its end with an eccentric pin (5) for such cooperation with the clutch sleeve (3) that a rotation of the actuator rod (7) 180° or less by means of the motor from a rotational position corresponding to one axial end position of the clutch sleeve (3) to a rotational position corresponding to the other axial end position of the clutch sleeve (3) leads to a connection or disconnection of the dog clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: BORGWARNER SWEDEN AB
    Inventor: Peter Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20240260756
    Abstract: A hang standard, for mounting vertically and connecting with cantilevered brackets, is elongated and has an approximately U-shaped cross-section with a front portion and two rearwards extending leg portions. The front portion comprises a plurality of slots located in a recess between first and second protruding portions, which are located on first and second side of the slots. The recess is laterally continuous from the first to the second protruding portion and over two columns of slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 12053084
    Abstract: A storage system comprises a shelf (5) supported by a cantilevered bracket (4) and a connector element (6), connecting the bracket (4) with the shelf (5). The bracket (4) has a U-shaped cross-section. The connector element (6) comprises an insert (9), which is arranged inside the U-shaped cross-section of the bracket (4) and a dowel (10), which extends from the insert (9) into the shelf (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventor: Peter Nilsson