Patents by Inventor Tomas Gustafsson

Tomas Gustafsson 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).

  • Publication number: 20210352423
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing an audio system in a vehicle includes generating an audio signal of a particular frequency for at least one speaker in the audio system, transmitting the generated audio signal to a compare function in the audio system in response to the generating of the audio signal, outputting the generated audio signal in the at least one speaker in the audio system, receiving the outputted audio signal in at least one microphone in the audio system, transmitting the received audio signal to the compare function in the audio system in response to the receiving of the audio signal, determining by the compare function a similarity between the generated and the received audio signal, and setting a confidence level on the determined similarity based on a current operational mode of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tomas GUSTAFSSON, Ajay DHAKSHANA MURTHY
  • Patent number: 10913357
    Abstract: A method for monitoring electrical insulation resistance in an electric system includes: supplying electric power from an external power supply via a first conductor and a second conductor; feeding the electric power to the electric system via a first current collector and a second current collector, each of which are configured to be electrically connected to the electric system via a first main contactor and a second main contactor, respectively; and monitoring the insulation resistance by means of an insulation resistance monitoring unit associated with a control unit and connected to each of the main contactors. The method further includes: maintaining the main contactors in a closed state when the current collectors are disconnected from the conductors, thereby allowing monitoring of the insulation resistance; opening the main contactors and subsequently connecting the current collectors to the conductors; and closing the main contactors thereby allowing monitoring of the insulation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomas Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20200156174
    Abstract: A pickup mechanism for feeding of weld pins from a magazine to a welding electrode of a welding gun, where the pickup mechanism is attachable to the welding gun in connection to the welding electrode, and where the magazine is attachable to the pickup mechanism, the pickup mechanism comprises a movable pickup lever arm displaceable between a pickup position and a delivery position, where the pickup lever arm is adapted for displacing the weld pin from a pickup position in the magazine to a welding position at the welding electrode; wherein the pickup lever arm has a pickup part comprising a feeding portion for feeding the weld pins from the pickup position to the welding position, where the pickup part comprises a retrieving portion arranged with a sliding surface for displacing the pickup lever arm in a direction essentially perpendicular to the direction of the movement between the delivery position and the pickup position when the sliding surface is in contact with a first weld pin in the magazine, and whe
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: BM SVETS AB
    Inventors: Mattias NYSTRÖM, Jan WARME, Christer BLOMBERG, Henric BLOMBERG, Tomas GUSTAFSSON
  • Publication number: 20190001821
    Abstract: A method for monitoring electrical insulation resistance in an electric system includes: supplying electric power from an external power supply via a first conductor and a second conductor; feeding the electric power to the electric system via a first current collector and a second current collector, each of which are configured to be electrically connected to the electric system via a first main contactor and a second main contactor, respectively; and monitoring the insulation resistance by means of an insulation resistance monitoring unit associated with a control unit and connected to each of the main contactors. The method further includes: maintaining the main contactors in a closed state when the current collectors are disconnected from the conductors, thereby allowing monitoring of the insulation resistance; opening the main contactors and subsequently connecting the current collectors to the conductors; and closing the main contactors thereby allowing monitoring of the insulation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomas GUSTAFSSON
  • Patent number: 9707041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a model based positioning system that includes a positioning device having at least one transmitter configured to be in a tracking environment, e.g. inserted into a body, a receiver having a plurality of receiver elements arranged outside the tracking environment, a control unit configured to measure amplitude and/or phase information of a signal transmitted from the at least one transmitter and received at each receiving element, and a memory unit for storing a model for each receiving element. The control unit is also configured to estimate the position P of the positioning device by comparing the model for each receiving element with the measured received signal for each receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Micropos Medical AB
    Inventors: Roman Iustin, Johan Linder, Erik Isberg, Tomas Gustafsson, Bo Lennernäs
  • Publication number: 20150223904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a model based positioning system that includes a positioning device having at least one transmitter configured to be in a tracking environment, e.g. inserted into a body, a receiver having a plurality of receiver elements arranged outside the tracking environment, a control unit configured to measure amplitude and/or phase information of a signal transmitted from the at least one transmitter and received at each receiving element, and a memory unit for storing a model for each receiving element. The control unit is also configured to estimate the position P of the positioning device by comparing the model for each receiving element with the measured received signal for each receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: MICROPOS MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Roman IUSTIN, Johan LINDER, Erik ISBERG, Tomas GUSTAFSSON, Bo LENNERNÄS
  • Patent number: 9042962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a model based positioning system that includes a positioning device having at least one transmitter configured to be in a tracking environment, e.g. inserted into a body, a receiver having a plurality of receiver elements arranged outside the tracking environment, a control unit configured to measure amplitude and/or phase information of a signal transmitted from the at least one transmitter and received at each receiving element, and a memory unit M for storing a model for each receiving element. The control unit is also configured to estimate the position P of the positioning device by comparing the model for each receiving element with the measured received signal for each receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: MICROPOS MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Roman Iustin, Johan Linder, Erik Isberg, Tomas Gustafsson, Bo Lennernäs
  • Publication number: 20090234224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning device 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 arranged in relation to a target area inside a body. The device comprises at least one transmitter 11, 21-22, 32, 41, 51, and each transmitter is arranged to emit an electromagnetic signal. The electromagnetic signal is adapted to propagate with a wavelength in the body so that a phase difference and/or an amplitude difference of said electromagnetic signal in at least three positions 18 is detectable by a receiver 19 for tracking variations of a position of the positioning device relative to the receiver. The wavelength is selected so that a distance from the transmitter to each of the three positions is within the same integer number of wavelengths of the electromagnetic signal. Each transmitter is connectable to an externally arranged control unit 15, where said electromagnetic signal of each transmitter is generated before transmission. Each transmitter and receiver preferably operates in a near field region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: MICROPOS MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Roman Iustin, Tomas Gustafsson, Bo Lennernas, Bengt Rosengren
  • Publication number: 20080292054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation monitoring device 2; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 79, such as an implant or plaster, fixable relative to a target area 1; 73; 84 within a living body 10; 74. The radiation monitoring device is provided with at least one internal element Tx; Tx/Rx; 61, 62 for tracking variations of a position of the device relative to a radiation source 76, 82 arranged outside said target area 1, 73, 84. The radiation monitoring device is further provided with a dose measuring device to detect an administrated dose from the radiation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Micropos Medical AB
    Inventors: Bengt Rosengren, Bo Lennernas, Roman Iustin, Tomas Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20080154124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a model based positioning system 10; 90 that comprises a positioning device 11; 31 having at least one transmitter configured to be in a tracking environment, e.g. inserted into a body 1, a receiver 13 having a plurality of receiver elements 14 arranged outside the tracking environment, a control unit 18; 93 configured to measure amplitude and/or phase information of a signal transmitted from the at least one transmitter and received at each receiving element, and a memory unit M; 15 for storing a model for each receiving element. The control unit is also configured to estimate the position P of the positioning device by comparing the model for each receiving element with the measured received signal for each receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Micropos Medical AB
    Inventors: Roman IUSTIN, Johan LINDER, Erik ISBERG, Tomas GUSTAFSSON, Bo LENNERNAS
  • Publication number: 20080125647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna system (1, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501) for tracking of a position of a target area (33, 133, 233, 333, 433, 533) within a body (5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505), comprising a first antenna device (3, 103, 203, 303, 403, 503) and a second antenna device (9, 109, 209, 309, 409, 509), at least said second antenna device (9, 109, 209, 309, 409, 509) is to be located outside said body (5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505), wherein an interface region (13, 113, 213, 313, 413, 513) between said body (5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505) and at least said second antenna device (9, 109, 209, 309, 409, 509) at least partially consist of a dielectric medium having a relative permittivity closer to the permittivity of material within the body (5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505) than the permittivity of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Micropos Medical AB
    Inventors: Bengt Rosengren, Bo Lennernas, Roman Iustin, Tomas Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20070225596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implant (115) fixable relative to a target area (117) within a living body (105), comprising a transmitter (7; 107; 207; 307) arranged to emit an electromagnetic signal, wherein said electromagnetic signal is adapted to propagate with a wavelength 2 in said living body (105) so that a phase difference of said electromagnetic signal in at least three positions, preferably four, separated by a known distance (b) is detectable by a receiver (9; 109; 209; 309) for tracking variations of a position (p) of the implant (115) relative to said receiver (9; 109; 209; 309). Further, the present invention relates to an apparatus (1; 101; 201; 301), a system and a method for tracking a position (p) of a transmitter (7; 107; 207; 307). Additionally, the invention relates to the use of such a method for treatment of a target area (117) in a living body (105) by means of a radiation therapy treatment arrangement (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Micropos Medical AB
    Inventors: Roman Iustin, Sten Nilsson, Bengt Rosengren, Johan Linder, Erik Isberg, Tomas Gustafsson, Bo Lennernas, Seymour Levitt
  • Patent number: D686730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Micropos Medical AB
    Inventors: Roman Iustin, Hanna Syrén, Tomas Gustafsson, Lennart Carlsson