Tag: vehicle patents

Auto Insurance

Auto-Diagnosis: Ford patents camera-based damage identification system

Toronto, Ontario — A new patent secured by Ford aims to record  and report vehicle body damage instantaneously from the point of impact for immediate communication directly to partners such as insurance and rental companies, according to reporting from Ford Authority. Filed on Oct. 6, 2020, published on Jan. 24, 2023 and assigned serial number […]

January 25, 2023

Collision Repair

Rolling Gazebo: Ford files patent for screen door system for off-road Bronco models

Toronto, Ontario — One day now we will catch a glimpse of the robot arm in the Ford engineering department that has been furiously flinging bowls of spaghetti at walls over the past couple of weeks, as patent approval for a screen door system on off-road models of the Bronco has officially surfaced. According to […]

May 4, 2022

Collision Repair

Wind In Your Shins: Jeep unveils sketches teasing ‘donut door’ designs

Toronto, Ontario — Jeep appears to be toying with some tasty new design patents, as the Stellantis-based automaker released some sketches this week, featuring a Jeep sporting “donut doors”. Jeep filed patents for the experimental transparent half-door design back in 2017, which prior to the release of the sketches, had only been seen on prototype […]

December 17, 2021