Ford Motor Patent Grants

Vehicle front bumper cover

Granted: June 4, 2013
Patent Number: D683670

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: June 4, 2013
Patent Number: D683667

Vehicle fog light bezel

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681870

Vehicle taillight

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681853

Vehicle headlight

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681852

Vehicle front upper bumper cover

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681519

Vehicle front lower bumper cover

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681518

Vehicle front upper grille

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681515

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: May 7, 2013
Patent Number: D681514

Vehicle taillight

Granted: April 30, 2013
Patent Number: D681241

Vehicle taillight

Granted: April 30, 2013
Patent Number: D681240

Vehicle headlight

Granted: April 30, 2013
Patent Number: D681239

Vehicle windshield

Granted: April 30, 2013
Patent Number: D680925

Vehicle windshield

Granted: April 30, 2013
Patent Number: D680924

Vehicle front upper grille

Granted: April 30, 2013
Patent Number: D680919

Multi-feature product inventory management and allocation system and method

Granted: April 23, 2013
Patent Number: 8428985
A data store includes, for a dealer of interest, a target inventory mix rate for an item having a feature. A computing device is configured to perform an optimization to obtain a recommended feature allocation of the item including the feature by minimizing a difference between a projected inventory mix rate for the feature and the target inventory mix rate for the feature.

Vehicle fender

Granted: April 16, 2013
Patent Number: D680045

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: April 16, 2013
Patent Number: D680033

Vehicle front lower grille

Granted: March 26, 2013
Patent Number: D678824

Vehicle wheel

Granted: March 26, 2013
Patent Number: D678829