Patents by Inventor Stefan Kindberg

Stefan Kindberg 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: 9821827
    Abstract: A laterally collapsible, user-pushed, four-wheeled rollator, stroller or the like has swiveling front wheels for steering, each mounted in a fork with a vertical post, with a toothed pulley fixed thereto, rotatable in a bearing housing fixed at the front end of right and left side frames. The two swiveling front wheels can swivel to any steering angle but always in unison with each other by virtue of a flexible toothed synchronous belt extending between the toothed pulleys. The interior of each bearing housing closely surrounds each toothed pulley and the belt, preventing any disengagement of the belt from either toothed pulley even when the belt becomes slack when the left and right side frames are folded towards each other. A synchronous chain with sprockets can also be used. Tether means pull the belt/chain rearwardly to a protected position during folding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TRIONIC SVERIGE AB
    Inventor: Stefan Kindberg
  • Publication number: 20170008544
    Abstract: A laterally collapsible, user-pushed, four-wheeled rollator, stroller or the like has swiveling front wheels for steering, each mounted in a fork with a vertical post, with a toothed pulley fixed thereto, rotatable in a bearing housing fixed at the front end of right and left side frames. The two swiveling front wheels can swivel to any steering angle but always in unison with each other by virtue of a flexible toothed synchronous belt extending between the toothed pulleys. The interior of each bearing housing closely surrounds each toothed pulley and the belt, preventing any disengagement of the belt from either toothed pulley even when the belt becomes slack when the left and right side frames are folded towards each other. A synchronous chain with sprockets can also be used. Tether means pull the belt/chain rearwardly to a protected position during folding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: TRIONIC SVERIGE AB
    Inventor: Stefan KINDBERG
  • Patent number: 8100415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel suspension for mounting on a frame (3) of a vehicle, which, in its direction of propulsion, is arranged to be able to scale an obstacle (7), the wheel suspension (1) comprises a link element (9) arranged rotatably about a rotation point (R), to which rotation point (R), via the frame (3), can be applied a force (Gx) for propulsion, the link element (9) comprises a first and a second wheel axle (11, 13), the second wheel axle (13) serves as a moment axis (X) about which the link element (9) tends to rotate when a force (F) is applied to the first wheel axle (11) in the direction opposite to the direction of travel. The link element (9) acts as a lever arm by virtue of the rotation point (R) being situated at a distance from an imaginary straight line (L) intersecting the first and the second wheel axle (11, 13) and in a plane transversely to the extent of the moment axis (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Trionic Sverige AB
    Inventors: Stefan Kindberg, Johan Kuikka
  • Publication number: 20090212508
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel suspension for mounting on a frame (3) of a vehicle, which, in its direction of propulsion, is arranged to be able to scale an obstacle (7), the wheel suspension (1) comprises a link element (9) arranged rotatably about a rotation point (R), to which rotation point (R), via the frame (3), can be applied a force (Gx) for propulsion, the link element (9) comprises a first and a second wheel axle (11, 13), the second wheel axle (13) serves as a moment axis (X) about which the link element (9) tends to rotate when a force (F) is applied to the first wheel axle (11) in the direction opposite to the direction of travel. The link element (9) acts as a lever arm by virtue of the rotation point (R) being situated at a distance from an imaginary straight line (L) intersecting the first and the second wheel axle (11, 13) and in a plane transversely to the extent of the moment axis (X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Trionic Sverige AB
    Inventors: Stefan Kindberg, Johan Kuikka
  • Patent number: D561065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Trionic Sverige AB
    Inventors: Stefan Kindberg, Johan Kuikka