DETROIT - As General Motors aims to be a leader in the electric vehicle market, a new patent for EV battery cells shows it might be shaking up production. First reported by Motor 1, General Motors applied for a patent for an oddly shaped EV battery design. Normally, electric vehicle batteries are either rectangular or cylindrical. However, GM's patent suggests exploration
TOKYO - Toyota has filed a patent application for an engine that includes water injection valves to intake ports for the combustion chamber. CarBuzz discovered the patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent explains that the water could either be injected as the intake valve is opening or as it's closing, meaning that
DEARBORN - There are few pleasures in life that rival sitting on top of your car, miles from anyone in the middle of the wilderness, staring up at the vast inky-black sky painted with stars. Ford apparently understands this as much as I do and wants to patent a roof-rail-mounted chair for "camping and tailgating activities."
EAST LANSING - Two Supported Intelligence alums recently were awarded a U.S. Patent for a cutting edge Artificial Intelligence technology. The patent went to Jeff Johnson and Neal Anderson. Supported Intelligence develops consumer-friendly AI applications. Their new patent, number 10,546,248, is entitled “System and Method for Defining and Calibrating a Sequential Decision Problem Using Historical
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla filled a patent on a new chemistry for better, longer-lasting and cheaper batteries in late December. Earlier in 2019, Tesla’s battery research partner, Jeff Dahn and his team at Dalhousie University, unveiled the impressive results of tests on a new battery cell that could last over 1 million miles in an electric
ROYAL OAK - Former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Vito Ciaravino, a Partner Warner Norcross + Judd LLC, guides clients through the patent process by preparing and prosecuting patents in the United States and abroad by working with clients in the procurement, licensing, management and review of patents. He joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike
SEATTLE - What happens when you connect a flock of flying drones? You get a "collective unmanned aerial vehicle" that's capable of lifting heavier burdens and flying greater distances than smaller drones can, according to a patent recently granted to online retailer Amazon. The Amazon Technologies Inc. patent describes a large and robust flying drone
STERLING HEIGHTS - STAHLS’ has successfully defended its intellectual property rights by reaching a settlement in a federal lawsuit with three defendants that agreed to cease their infringement of STAHLS’ patents, trademarks and copyrighted content related to its Hotronix FUSION heat press equipment, including a specific agreement to stop importation and sales of the infringing
