Ford Motor Patent Grants

Vehicle hood

Granted: March 31, 2015
Patent Number: D725557

Vehicle front upper grille

Granted: March 31, 2015
Patent Number: D725555

Vehicle exterior

Granted: March 31, 2015
Patent Number: D725550

Workpiece holding fixture for machining multiple prismatic parts

Granted: March 24, 2015
Patent Number: 8985564
A workpiece holding fixture including a base plate having an engagement surface including a travel slot. A first static riser includes a position control member configured to removably couple a workpiece to the first static riser. A second static riser includes a rotation control member and is configured to removably couple the workpiece to the second static riser. A dynamic riser is configured to abut the workpiece by automatic, semi-automatic, or manual movement into secure engagement…

Vehicle wheel

Granted: March 17, 2015
Patent Number: D724516

Vehicle wheel

Granted: March 17, 2015
Patent Number: D724513

Vehicle exterior

Granted: March 17, 2015
Patent Number: D724494

Reversal tolerant membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell

Granted: March 3, 2015
Patent Number: 8968960
Ruthenium or a Ruthenium compound is applied to an anode structure according to a predetermined pattern, with only part of the anode active area containing Ru. The parts of the MEA that do not contain Ru are not expected to suffer degradation from Ru cross-over, so that overall degradation of the cell will be diminished. Having less precious metals will also translate into less cost.

Vehicle front upper grille

Granted: March 3, 2015
Patent Number: D723433

Humidity measuring device and method

Granted: February 24, 2015
Patent Number: 8962200
A humidity measuring device is disclosed. The humidity measuring device includes a housing having a housing interior, a temperature controller thermally engaging the housing, a humidity sensor provided in the housing interior and an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit disposed in fluid communication with the housing interior. A fuel cell system and a method of measuring humidity in a gas stream are also disclosed.

Vehicle taillight

Granted: February 24, 2015
Patent Number: D723198

Vehicle headlight

Granted: February 24, 2015
Patent Number: D723197

Vehicle fender

Granted: February 24, 2015
Patent Number: D722930

Vehicle hood

Granted: February 24, 2015
Patent Number: D722928

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: February 24, 2015
Patent Number: D722923

System and method for detecting a fuel cell anode gas composition

Granted: February 17, 2015
Patent Number: 8956773
In at least one embodiment, a purge system for a fuel cell stack is provided. The system comprises a blower, a differential pressure sensor and a purge valve. The blower delivers a recirculated gas back to the stack at varying electrical power levels and blower speeds. The differential pressure sensor senses pressure of the recirculated gas across the blower. The purge valve purges the recirculated gas based on at least one of a blower power level, a blower speed, and the pressure of the…

Vehicle taillight

Granted: February 17, 2015
Patent Number: D722711

Method of coating a workpiece incorporating a color contributing primer layer

Granted: February 10, 2015
Patent Number: 8951613
A method of coating a workpiece. The method includes applying a primer layer having a color pigment to the workpiece, applying a basecoat layer to the primer layer, and applying a clearcoat layer to the basecoat layer. The primer layer contributes to the color of the workpiece.

Vehicle front lower bumper cover

Granted: January 27, 2015
Patent Number: D721622

Vehicle front bumper cover

Granted: January 27, 2015
Patent Number: D721624