Vehicle rear bumper cover insert
Granted: May 3, 2011
Patent Number:
D637121
Vehicle rear upper bumper cover
Granted: May 3, 2011
Patent Number:
D637122
Vehicle rear upper bumper cover
Granted: May 3, 2011
Patent Number:
D637123
Vehicle rear lower bumper cover
Granted: May 3, 2011
Patent Number:
D637120
System integrator and commodity roll-up
Granted: April 26, 2011
Patent Number:
7933812
A purchasing entity directs the sourcing of one or more parts in a microprocessor-based method. The microprocessor-based method comprises obtaining over a computer network sourcing information from a primary supplier which identifies one or more third party secondary suppliers for one or more parts in a group of parts, ordering the group of parts from the primary supplier, and then issuing a release to the secondary supplier to ship the part to a predetermined location. A computer system…
Vehicle mirror
Granted: April 19, 2011
Patent Number:
D636307
Vehicle wheel
Granted: April 19, 2011
Patent Number:
D636320
Vehicle gauge
Granted: March 29, 2011
Patent Number:
D635073
Integrated seal for fuel cell assembly and fuel cell stack
Granted: March 29, 2011
Patent Number:
7914943
A solid polymer fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly that is in adhesive contact with a first flow field plate around the circumferential edge of the membrane electrode assembly and in non-adhesive contact with a second flow field plate, and an elastomeric manifold seal member that circumscribes at least one manifold opening of the first flow field plate and the second flow field plate. In this configuration, the adhesive substantially seals a first reactant gas while the…
Apparatus and method for remotely testing multiple communication channel inputs to a vehicle computer
Granted: March 29, 2011
Patent Number:
7917260
An embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus for remotely testing a plurality of communication channel inputs to an automobile computer. The apparatus may include a microprocessor electrically connected to a persistent memory. The memory may have stored therein communication channel test messages corresponding to each of two or more communication channel inputs to an automobile computer. At least one of the communication channels is a wireless communication channel. The…
Vehicle upper grille
Granted: March 22, 2011
Patent Number:
D634675
Vehicle front bumper cover
Granted: March 22, 2011
Patent Number:
D634679
Tool holder assembly
Granted: March 1, 2011
Patent Number:
7896591
A tool holder assembly including a cutting tool, a tool holder, and an adapter. The cutting tool includes a fluid passage and an end portion. The tool holder includes a conduit and a bore adapted to receive the cutting tool. The adapter includes a tool receiving portion configured to engage the end portion and an internal fluid passage adapted to provide a fluid from the conduit to the fluid passage.
Remanufactured part core return process and system
Granted: February 22, 2011
Patent Number:
7895089
One aspect of the present invention is a computer-implemented method for processing remanufactured part cores. The method includes receiving manufactured part core inventory information. The inventory information can include an inventory forecast and an inventory level for a number of parts. The method further includes receiving a part number of a part to be processed. The part to be processed is a member of the number of parts. The method further includes receiving one or more business…
Subframe-locating device
Granted: February 1, 2011
Patent Number:
7878287
The invention relates to a device for locating a subframe to a vehicle body having a control hole. The device comprises a pin attached to the subframe and extending toward the vehicle body when the subframe is positioned for mounting to the vehicle body. The pin is adapted to engage the control hole to precisely align the subframe and the vehicle body. The invention also relates to a method for locating a subframe to a vehicle body having a control hole. The method comprises providing a…
Vehicle engine compartment
Granted: January 25, 2011
Patent Number:
D631487
Vehicle interior
Granted: January 18, 2011
Patent Number:
D630987
System and method for mixing gases in a fuel cell exhaust system
Granted: January 18, 2011
Patent Number:
7871729
A system and method for reducing concentrations of reactants in gases flowing through an exhaust system are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises creating a turbulent flow of gases along a periphery region of an exhaust pipe, the turbulent flow created by the gases transported over a wire mesh residing in the periphery region; and mixing the gases in the periphery region with a reactant gas being transported in a flow-through region, the mixing caused by the turbulent…
Vehicle front side grille
Granted: January 11, 2011
Patent Number:
D630560
System and method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle
Granted: January 4, 2011
Patent Number:
7865298
A system and method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination includes receiving a driver input indicating a vehicle operating preference. Operating characteristics for the vehicle, such as a predicted time to reach the predetermined destination, are determined for at least some of the routes. One of the routes is selected based at least in part on the determined…
