Patents by Inventor Viktor KARLSSON

Viktor KARLSSON 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: 11975931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for moving a heavy object into a confined space. The method comprises providing the heavy object in an initial position, the heavy object having an underside resting on a ground surface and comprising an inducible gas-cushion arrangement which in its inactive state causes the underside of the heavy object to maintain contact with the ground surface; activating the inducible gas-cushion arrangement by forming a gas cushion between the underside of the heavy object and the ground surface, the gas cushion generating a lifting force causing the underside of the heavy object to lose contact with the ground surface; moving the heavy object relative to the confined space until the underside of the heavy object at least levels with the supporting surface of the confined space; and moving the heavy object into its final position utilizing the lifting force of the gas-cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Gunnar Björkman, Viktor Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11951796
    Abstract: A bushing for a wheel suspension adapted to connect a control bar to a structure of a vehicle, where the bushing comprises a first rotational center for the control bar having a first angular rotation range, where the bushing comprises a second rotational center for rotational angles outside of the first angular rotation range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Viktor Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11932098
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery assembly for a vehicle comprising a pair of longitudinally extending frame rails, the battery assembly comprising a first and a second vehicle battery module, the first vehicle battery module being stacked vertically on top of the second vehicle battery, wherein the battery assembly is configured to be connected to the vehicle vertically below the frame rails by attaching an upper surface of the first vehicle battery module to a horizontally extending portion of a pair of brackets, the pair of brackets being attachable to a respective one of the longitudinally extending frame rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Hendriks, Viktor Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20230415563
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle cab arrangement. The vehicle cab arrangement comprises a cabin for housing a human driver of a vehicle. The vehicle cab arrangement comprises a horizontally extending fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack is placed vertically below the cabin. The vehicle cab arrangement comprises a horizontally extending cooling radiator. The cooling radiator is placed between the cabin and the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jan HENDRIKS, Viktor KARLSSON
  • Publication number: 20220185089
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an energy storage compartment connectable between a pair of longitudinally extending frame rails of a heavy-duty vehicle, the energy storage compartment being arranged to house an energy storage system configured to supply energy to a prime mover of the vehicle for propulsion of the prime mover, wherein the energy storage compartment comprises longitudinally extending portions forming an encircling load absorbing module, the longitudinally extending portions comprising a pair of longitudinally extending side wall portions connectable to the pair of longitudinally extending frame rails, a longitudinally extending floor portion and a longitudinally extending roof portion, wherein the longitudinally extending portions of the encircling load absorbing module are arranged and configured to, when being subject to a load from the longitudinally extending frame rails, absorb the transversal component of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Jan Hendriks, Viktor Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20220111717
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery assembly for a vehicle comprising a pair of longitudinally extending frame rails, the battery assembly comprising a first and a second vehicle battery module, the first vehicle battery module being stacked vertically on top of the second vehicle battery, wherein the battery assembly is configured to be connected to the vehicle vertically below the frame rails by attaching an upper surface of the first vehicle battery module to a horizontally extending portion of a pair of brackets, the pair of brackets being attachable to a respective one of the longitudinally extending frame rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jan Hendriks, Viktor Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20220105815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheelbase structure (configured to form at least a part of a vehicle main supporting structure by extending from a first axle to a second axle, the first and second axles being separated along a longitudinal direction. The wheelbase structure comprises an outer boundary forming an inner housing space for housing energy storage or transformation devices, wherein at least a portion of the outer boundary is formed by a sandwich structure comprising a plurality of layers of different material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Gunnar Björkman, Viktor Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20220106124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for moving a heavy object into a confined space. The method comprises providing the heavy object in an initial position, the heavy object having an underside resting on a ground surface and comprising an inducible gas-cushion arrangement which in its inactive state causes the underside of the heavy object to maintain contact with the ground surface; activating the inducible gas-cushion arrangement by forming a gas cushion between the underside of the heavy object and the ground surface, the gas cushion generating a lifting force causing the underside of the heavy object to lose contact with the ground surface; moving the heavy object relative to the confined space until the underside of the heavy object at least levels with the supporting surface of the confined space; and moving the heavy object into its final position utilizing the lifting force of the gas-cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Gunnar Björkman, Viktor Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20220048350
    Abstract: A bushing for a wheel suspension adapted to connect a control bar to a structure of a vehicle, where the bushing comprises a first rotational center for the control bar having a first angular rotation range, where the bushing comprises a second rotational center for rotational angles outside of the first angular rotation range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Viktor KARLSSON
  • Patent number: D961499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MICROPOWER GROUP AB
    Inventors: Erik Pettersson, Petronella Lunde, Viktor Karlsson