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AB Volvo

405Patents
3Active
405Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 15, 1973 → Jul 12, 2017 · 2 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5864305A Traffic information system Physics 212 Expired
US5408979A Method and a device for regulation of a turbo-charging device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 135 Expired
US5755843A Air filter with reusable gable plate Performing Operations; Transporting 134 Expired
US4632454A Vehicle seat intended, for example, for such automobile vehicles as cars, trains and airplanes Performing Operations; Transporting 129 Expired
US4279328A Device for orienting a lifting means, for example, in relation to a load Physics 128 Expired
US6247449A Method for reducing vibration in a vehicle and a device for accomplishment of the method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 110 Expired
US5525843A Seat occupant detection system Performing Operations; Transporting 91 Expired
US4691556A Load-sensing faceform for crash dummy instrumentation Physics 82 Expired
US5348342A Air bag system for side collision protection Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US4350021A Device for preventing icing in an air conditioning unit for motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 70 Expired
US4558665A Turbo charged combustion engine with water injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US5146890A Method and a device for engine braking a four stroke internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 66 Expired
US6073991A Stress-bearing assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US4541654A Safety belt arrangement in motor vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 61 Expired
US6120099A Head-rest Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US5620387A Drive unit for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US5160519A Intake air filter for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US4569471A Container through which a gas flows, preferably a muffler, with fiberglass filling and method and apparatus for filling the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US5833026A Wheel suspension for a pair of driven vehicle wheels Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US5684379A Device and procedure for recharging electric vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US4815423A Method for controlling the working cycle of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US3968559A Method and arrangement for assembly of component parts, preferably for motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5658652A Panel structure for vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4213675A Interiorly adjustable outside rear view mirror for vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6115653A Diagnostic system particularly for an engine management system Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.