Ford Motor Patent Grants

Tool assembly for machining a bore

Granted: February 4, 2014
Patent Number: 8641479
A tool assembly for machining a bore. The tool assembly includes a cutting tool and a tool holder. The cutting tool has an abrasive grit disposed continuously around a circumference of the cutting tool. The tool holder has a first coolant passage and a secondary coolant passage that extends at an angle from the first coolant passage.

Vehicle rear upper bumper cover

Granted: February 4, 2014
Patent Number: D698709

Vehicle rear lower bumper cover

Granted: February 4, 2014
Patent Number: D698708

Vehicle front upper grille

Granted: February 4, 2014
Patent Number: D698705

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: February 4, 2014
Patent Number: D698704

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: February 4, 2014
Patent Number: D698703

Vehicle rear bumper cover step

Granted: January 21, 2014
Patent Number: D697855

Vehicle wheel cover

Granted: December 31, 2013
Patent Number: D696616

Vehicle

Granted: December 31, 2013
Patent Number: D696607

Vehicle hood grille

Granted: December 24, 2013
Patent Number: D696165

Vehicle

Granted: December 24, 2013
Patent Number: D696156

Vehicle rear exhaust trim

Granted: December 10, 2013
Patent Number: D695175

Vehicle front bumper fascia

Granted: December 10, 2013
Patent Number: D695167

Vehicle wheel

Granted: December 3, 2013
Patent Number: D694693

Vehicle rear bumper cover cap

Granted: December 3, 2013
Patent Number: D694681

Vehicle rear bumper cover molding

Granted: December 3, 2013
Patent Number: D694680

Vehicle rear bumper cover molding

Granted: December 3, 2013
Patent Number: D694679

Vehicle rear bumper cover cap

Granted: December 3, 2013
Patent Number: D694678

Fuel cell with selectively conducting anode component

Granted: November 12, 2013
Patent Number: 8580448
By incorporating a selectively conducting component in electrical series with the anode components in a solid polymer fuel cell, degradation during startup and shutdown can be reduced. As a result, the startup and shutdown procedures can be simplified and consequently certain system apparatus may be omitted. The anode does not need to be rapidly purged with hydrogen on startup or with air on shutdown. Additionally, the auxiliary load usually employed during such purging is not required.

Apparatus and method for managing fluids in a fuel cell stack

Granted: November 12, 2013
Patent Number: 8580460
A plurality of flow field plate assemblies forms a fuel cell stack. Each flow field plate assembly has a first flow field plate positionable on an anode side of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of a first fuel cell, a second flow field plate positionable on a cathode side of an MEA of a second fuel cell, adjacent the first fuel cell. At least one back-feed channel is interposed between the first and second flow field plates. At least a portion of the back-feed channel or a reactant…