Ford Motor Patent Grants

Vehicle front upper grille

Granted: December 29, 2015
Patent Number: D746186

Vehicle exterior

Granted: December 29, 2015
Patent Number: D746175

Vehicle wheel

Granted: December 8, 2015
Patent Number: D744931

Vehicle wheel

Granted: December 8, 2015
Patent Number: D744926

Vehicle mirror

Granted: December 8, 2015
Patent Number: D744918

Vehicle front lower bumper cover

Granted: December 8, 2015
Patent Number: D744916

Vehicle front lower bumper cover

Granted: December 8, 2015
Patent Number: D744915

Vehicle rear lower bumper cover insert

Granted: November 24, 2015
Patent Number: D743853

Epoxy methacrylate based adhesive for fuel cell flow field plates

Granted: November 24, 2015
Patent Number: 9196912
An electrically conductive adhesive is disclosed for bonding anode and cathode flow field plates together for use in fuel cells. The adhesive formulation comprises epoxy methacrylate resin and non-fibrous carbon particles but little to no carbon fibres. The adhesive provides suitable strength, bond gap, conductivity and other properties, particularly for flow field plates made of flexible graphite, carbon, or metal.

Storage assembly and a method for making the same

Granted: November 24, 2015
Patent Number: 9194539
A storage assembly 10 having at least one sub-assembly 12 which includes a plurality of material storage cells 49 which are operatively disposed along a certain axis 51 and which have generally planar material containment surfaces 16. The cells 49 are cooperatively formed by a member 14, a plurality of conductive fins 26 which reside upon member 14, and by a compliant member 42. A desired number of sub-assemblies 12 may be selectively and stackably coupled to form the storage assembly…

Process control for post-form heat treating parts for an assembly operation

Granted: November 17, 2015
Patent Number: 9187800
A manufacturing process including a quality control procedure for verifying the completion of forming processes, heat treating and chemically treating parts. Sheet formed blanks, tubular blanks, extrusions and casting are traced through a manufacturing process from the time the parts are received. Metallurgical data relating to parts as received is recorded and marked on the parts. Forming data, heat treating data and chemical treating data may also be recorded by scanning and marking…

Vehicle lift gate lamp

Granted: November 17, 2015
Patent Number: D743588

Fuel cell having perforated flow field

Granted: November 3, 2015
Patent Number: 9178230
A fuel cell system includes a bipolar plate having a flow field formed therein. The flow field is partially defined by at least two adjacent channel portions separated by a wall portion. The wall portion includes a surface at least partially defining a passageway between the channel portions. The passageway may be sized so as to create a pressure difference between the channel portions. The pressure difference may draw at least a portion of a liquid droplet obstructing one of the channel…

Composite proton conducting electrolyte with improved additives for fuel cells

Granted: October 27, 2015
Patent Number: 9172107
Additives can be used to prepare polymer electrolyte for membrane electrode assemblies in polymer electrolyte fuel cells in order to improve both durability and performance. The additives are chemical complexes comprising certain metal and organic ligand components.

Vehicle windshield

Granted: October 27, 2015
Patent Number: D741760

Vehicle exterior

Granted: October 27, 2015
Patent Number: D741752

Vehicle exterior

Granted: October 20, 2015
Patent Number: D741224

Vehicle wheel

Granted: October 20, 2015
Patent Number: D741240

Vehicle exterior

Granted: October 20, 2015
Patent Number: D741228

Vehicle exterior

Granted: October 20, 2015
Patent Number: D741227