Ford Motor Patent Grants

Vehicle wheel

Granted: January 6, 2015
Patent Number: D720677

Vehicle wheel

Granted: January 6, 2015
Patent Number: D720676

Vehicle front bumper lower grille

Granted: January 6, 2015
Patent Number: D720667

System and method for purging water from a fuel cell stack

Granted: December 30, 2014
Patent Number: 8920984
A system for delivering an input fuel stream to a fuel cell stack to generate electrical current and to discharge an unused fuel stream is provided. A supply produces a supply fuel stream. An ejector combines a purged fuel stream and the supply fuel stream and controls the flow of the input fuel stream to the fuel cell stack. A purging arrangement receives the unused fuel stream which includes impurities and purges the impurities from the unused fuel stream to generate the purged fuel…

Vehicle wheel

Granted: December 30, 2014
Patent Number: D720270

Fuel cell

Granted: December 23, 2014
Patent Number: 8916313
A fuel cell includes a catalyst layer, a corrugated plate forming a plurality of channels that define a flow field in fluid communication with the catalyst layer, and a coating on at least one of the channels. The plate and coating are configured such that, if a gas flows through the channels, an obstruction blocking the at least one of the channels causes a pressure gradient between the channels that drives convection of the gas through the coating and around the obstruction.

Vehicle headlight

Granted: December 16, 2014
Patent Number: D719689

Vehicle wheel

Granted: December 9, 2014
Patent Number: D719076

Vehicle wheel

Granted: December 2, 2014
Patent Number: D718696

Method and system for emergency call handling

Granted: December 2, 2014
Patent Number: 8903351
A vehicle communication system includes a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory. The system also includes a local wireless transceiver in communication with the computer processor and configured to communicate wirelessly with a cellular telephone located at the vehicle. The system further includes a backup power circuit comprising a charge storage device such as a local battery or capacitor having enough charge to power the computer processor and…

Vehicle mirror

Granted: December 2, 2014
Patent Number: D718689

Vehicle wheel

Granted: November 25, 2014
Patent Number: D718207

Vehicle wheel

Granted: November 25, 2014
Patent Number: D718206

Vehicle exterior

Granted: November 25, 2014
Patent Number: D718190

System and method for obtaining, in a vehicle, information concerning points of interest

Granted: November 18, 2014
Patent Number: 8892351
To obtain point of interest information in a vicinity of a vehicle, the vehicle selects a reference point away from the current location of the vehicle. A region is formed, including the current location of the vehicle, based on the reference point. Points of interest falling within the region are communicated to the vehicle.

Vehicle headlamp fascia

Granted: November 18, 2014
Patent Number: D717993

Vehicle headlamp

Granted: November 18, 2014
Patent Number: D717977

Vehicle headlamp

Granted: November 18, 2014
Patent Number: D717976

Vehicle mirror

Granted: October 21, 2014
Patent Number: D715711

Vehicle wheel

Granted: October 21, 2014
Patent Number: D715719