Patents by Inventor Rickard Nilsson

Rickard 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: 11903497
    Abstract: A pressing device for applying a compressive force to products of a product display device includes a pressing part for transmitting the compressive force. The pressing device has a mass body with a predefined mass. The pressing device includes a support part carrying the mass body, which is movably connected to an inclined surface carrying the products. An assembly comprises a shelf element having a set-down surface for products, and a pressing device for applying a compressive force against the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11844445
    Abstract: A shelf element comprises an upper side, a lower side and an elongated main body. The main body has two limb portions and an intermediate portion located therebetween. The intermediate portion is assigned to the upper side of the shelf element. The main body also has at least one through-passage opening that passes transversely through at least one of the limb portions and/or the intermediate portion. At least one coupling location is provided in each of the longitudinal-side ends of the shelf element, to couple an add-on part and/or a shelf component and/or a rack component. At least one rib is provided, which is assigned to the intermediate portion and has a longitudinal extent in the longitudinal direction of the main body. A separate reinforcing element may be assigned to the main body, in order to reinforce the main body against forces acting transversely with respect to its longitudinal extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20230055696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shelf element (1) for a shelf of a rack. The shelf element (1) comprises an upper side (2), a lower side (3) and an elongated main body (6). The main body (6), as seen in cross-section, has two limb portions (6.1, 6.2) and an intermediate portion (6.3) located therebetween, wherein the intermediate portion (6.3) is assigned to the upper side (2) of the shelf element (1). The main body (6) also has at least one through-passage opening (7) that passes through at least one of the limb portions (6.1, 6.2) and/or the intermediate portion (6.3) transversely with respect to the longitudinal extent of the main body (6). In addition at least one coupling location (10) is provided in each case in the area of the longitudinal-side ends (8, 9) of the shelf element (1), which coupling location (10) is configured to couple an add-on part and/or a shelf component and/or a rack component. At least one rib (12) is provided, which is assigned to the intermediate portion (6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Rickard NILSSON
  • Patent number: 11427253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for collision avoidance for a host vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a target in the vicinity of the vehicle; determining that the host vehicle is travelling on a collision course with the target; detecting a user initiated steering action for steering the vehicle towards one side of the target; determining a degree of understeering of the host vehicle; when the degree of understeering exceeds a first understeering threshold, controlling a steering control system of the vehicle to counteract the user initiated steering action to thereby reduce the degree of understeering. The invention further relates to an evasive steering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Mikael Riikonen, Derong Yang, Martin Idegren, Mats Jonasson, Rickard Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11292479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a host vehicle in the event of a road departure. Collecting a set of drive parameter values, wherein each drive parameter is indicative of a present driving condition parameter for the vehicle. Calculating a collective road departure value based on the set of drive parameter values. When the road departure value exceeds a road departure threshold value, adapt at least one of the speed of the vehicle or the steering torque applied by the steering control system to the steerable wheels of the vehicle, until the road departure value is below the road departure threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Mats Jonasson, Derong Yang, Rickard Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11167796
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a host vehicle in avoiding a collision, the method including: detecting a target in the vicinity of the vehicle; determining that the host vehicle is travelling on a collision course with the target; detecting a set of road markers on a side of the target; detecting a free space on the side of the road markers opposite the target side of the road markers, and when a collision with the target is predicted to occur within a predetermined time period and no driver initiated steering action for avoiding the collision course has been detected, providing a steering guidance to the driver of the host vehicle including altering of a steering wheel angular orientation for momentarily steering the host vehicle towards the road markers to indicate an evasive steering action to the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Christoffer Modig, Mats Jonasson, Derong Yang, Rickard Nilsson, David Silva Montemayor, Andreas Lindberg
  • Publication number: 20210321792
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shelf element (1) for a shelf of a rack. The shelf element (1) comprises an upper side (2), a lower side (3) and an elongated main body (6). The main body (6), as seen in cross-section, has two limb portions (6.1, 6.2) and an intermediate portion (6.3) located therebetween, wherein the intermediate portion (6.3) is assigned to the upper side (2) of the shelf element (1). The main body (6) also has at least one through-passage opening (7) that passes through at least one of the limb portions (6.1, 6.2) and/or the intermediate portion (6.3) transversely with respect to the longitudinal extent of the main body (6). In addition at least one coupling location (10) is provided in each case in the area of the longitudinal-side ends (8, 9) of the shelf element (1), which coupling location (10) is configured to couple an add-on part and/or a shelf component and/or a rack component. At least one rib (12) is provided, which is assigned to the intermediate portion (6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Rickard NILSSON
  • Patent number: 10967874
    Abstract: Method for controlling a vehicle, comprising: identifying an upcoming curve and determining its properties; determining current vehicle speed, vv, estimating friction, ?e, between a tire of the vehicle and the road; estimating maximum allowable vehicle speed, vmax_e, when entering the curve based on the properties, speed and friction; if the current vehicle speed is higher than the estimated maximum allowable vehicle speed, determining that a friction measurement is required; if distance, dv, between the vehicle and a curve entrance is higher than a predetermined threshold distance, dT, and if a braking action is detected, performing a friction measurement during the braking action to determine current friction, ?c; if a distance between the vehicle and the curve entrance is lower than the predetermined threshold distance, performing a friction measurement to determine a current friction; and determining a maximum allowable vehicle speed vmax_d based on the curve radius, speed and friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Mats Jonasson, Mattias Brannstrom, Rickard Nilsson
  • Patent number: 10952532
    Abstract: A shelf unit for a shelving system has a shelf and a support frame carrying the shelf. The support frame has a front frame part, a rear frame part and two lateral frame parts, which are connected to one another to form a through-opening. The shelf is formed by a plurality of elongated floor elements, each of which rests with its longitudinal ends on the front frame part and the rear frame part. The floor elements have an elongated base body with an upper side having a product support surface and with a lower side that, in the area of each longitudinal end of the base body, has a bar that extends in the longitudinal direction of the base body, and is inserted into an insertion receptacle of the support frame of the shelf unit. A shelving system has at least one such shelf unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20200154907
    Abstract: A shelf unit for a shelving system has a shelf and a support frame carrying the shelf. The support frame has a front frame part, a rear frame part and two lateral frame parts, which are connected to one another to form a through-opening. The shelf is formed by a plurality of elongated floor elements, each of which rests with its longitudinal ends on the front frame part and the rear frame part. The floor elements have an elongated base body with an upper side having a product support surface and with a lower side that, in the area of each longitudinal end of the base body, has a bar that extends in the longitudinal direction of the base body, and is inserted into an insertion receptacle of the support frame of the shelf unit. A shelving system has at least one such shelf unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Rickard NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20200086919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for collision avoidance for a host vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a target in the vicinity of the vehicle; determining that the host vehicle is travelling on a collision course with the target; detecting a user initiated steering action for steering the vehicle towards one side of the target; determining a degree of understeering of the host vehicle; when the degree of understeering exceeds a first understeering threshold, controlling a steering control system of the vehicle to counteract the user initiated steering action to thereby reduce the degree of understeering. The invention further relates to an evasive steering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Mikael RIIKONEN, Derong YANG, Martin IDEGREN, Mats JONASSON, Rickard NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20200079391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a host vehicle in the event of a road departure. Collecting a set of drive parameter values, wherein each drive parameter is indicative of a present driving condition parameter for the vehicle. Calculating a collective road departure value based on the set of drive parameter values. When the road departure value exceeds a road departure threshold value, adapt at least one of the speed of the vehicle or the steering torque applied by the steering control system to the steerable wheels of the vehicle, until the road departure value is below the road departure threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Mats JONASSON, Derong YANG, Rickard NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20200023901
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a host vehicle in avoiding a collision, the method including: detecting a target in the vicinity of the vehicle; determining that the host vehicle is travelling on a collision course with the target; detecting a set of road markers on a side of the target; detecting a free space on the side of the road markers opposite the target side of the road markers, and when a collision with the target is predicted to occur within a predetermined time period and no driver initiated steering action for avoiding the collision course has been detected, providing a steering guidance to the driver of the host vehicle including altering of a steering wheel angular orientation for momentarily steering the host vehicle towards the road markers to indicate an evasive steering action to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Christoffer MODIG, Mats JONASSON, Derong YANG, Rickard NILSSON, David Silva MONTEMAYOR, Andreas LINDBERG
  • Publication number: 20190126933
    Abstract: Method for controlling a vehicle, comprising: identifying an upcoming curve and determining its properties; determining current vehicle speed, vv, estimating friction, ?e, between a tire of the vehicle and the road; estimating maximum allowable vehicle speed, vmax_e, when entering the curve based on the properties, speed and friction; if the current vehicle speed is higher than the estimated maximum allowable vehicle speed, determining that a friction measurement is required; if distance, dv, between the vehicle and a curve entrance is higher than a predetermined threshold distance, dT, and if a braking action is detected, performing a friction measurement during the braking action to determine current friction, ?c; if a distance between the vehicle and the curve entrance is lower than the predetermined threshold distance, performing a friction measurement to determine a current friction; and determining a maximum allowable vehicle speed vmax_d based on the curve radius, speed and friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Mats JONASSON, Mattias BRANNSTROM, Rickard NILSSON
  • Patent number: 9981599
    Abstract: There is provided a method for activating warning lights in a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a yaw rate of the vehicle; determining a sideslip angle of the vehicle; comparing the yaw rate to a predetermined yaw rate threshold value; comparing the sideslip angle to a predetermined sideslip angle threshold value; and f the yaw rate exceeds the predetermined yaw rate value; if the sideslip angle exceeds the predetermined sideslip angle value; and if it is determined that the vehicle reaches a standstill within a predetermined time after the yaw rate and sideslip values have been exceeded, activating warning lights of the vehicle. There is also provided a system configured to perform the above described method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20170334349
    Abstract: There is provided a method for activating warning lights in a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a yaw rate of the vehicle; determining a sideslip angle of the vehicle; comparing the yaw rate to a predetermined yaw rate threshold value; comparing the sideslip angle to a predetermined sideslip angle threshold value; and f the yaw rate exceeds the predetermined yaw rate value; if the sideslip angle exceeds the predetermined sideslip angle value; and if it is determined that the vehicle reaches a standstill within a predetermined time after the yaw rate and sideslip values have been exceeded, activating warning lights of the vehicle. There is also provided a system configured to perform the above described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rickard NILSSON
  • Patent number: 9392887
    Abstract: A product divider has at least two material sections, which project from a main body and of which material sections at least one can be inserted into at least one first opening in a side wall of a shelf and the other material section can be inserted into at least one second shelf opening to fix the product divider in a shelf position, wherein the material section associated with the first shelf opening, has an outside length dimensioned such that, after its insertion into the first opening and subsequent movement of the product divider against the insertion direction to bring the other material section into an operative position relative to the second opening, the material section remains inserted into the first opening when the product divider has assumed the fixed shelf position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20150223620
    Abstract: A product divider has at least two material sections, which project from a main body and of which material sections at least one can be inserted into at least one first opening in a side wall of a shelf and the other material section can be inserted into at least one second shelf opening to fix the product divider in a shelf position, wherein the material section associated with the first shelf opening, has an outside length dimensioned such that, after its insertion into the first opening and subsequent movement of the product divider against the insertion direction to bring the other material section into an operative position relative to the second opening, the material section remains inserted into the first opening when the product divider has assumed the fixed shelf position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8893903
    Abstract: A retrofitting system for shelves includes shelf rack inserts rack inserts each having a product slide plate with rectangular raised edges on a front and on a rear. The raised edge on the front includes a snapped-on U-rail having openings and the raised edge on the rear includes rectangular cutouts disposed opposite from the openings. At least one separating bracket has a front side and a rear side with two parallel and joined cross-bars extending between the front side and the rear side. The front side includes a horizontal pin and the rear side includes an insertion plate that is installed perpendicularly such that the separating bracket is configured to be locked in place at a lateral distance in the product slide plate by the insertion plate being inserted into a corresponding one of the cutouts and the pin being horizontally inserted into a corresponding one of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20130153524
    Abstract: A retrofitting system for shelves includes shelf rack inserts rack inserts each having a product slide plate with rectangular raised edges on a front and on a rear. The raised edge on the front includes a snapped-on U-rail having openings and the raised edge on the rear includes rectangular cutouts disposed opposite from the openings. At least one separating bracket has a front side and a rear side with two parallel and joined cross-bars extending between the front side and the rear side. The front side includes a horizontal pin and the rear side includes an insertion plate that is installed perpendicularly such that the separating bracket is configured to be locked in place at a lateral distance in the product slide plate by the insertion plate being inserted into a corresponding one of the cutouts and the pin being horizontally inserted into a corresponding one of the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventor: Rickard Nilsson