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Ford files 125 patents on 3.5L V6 EcoBoost, mostly for controls

In the process of developing it's new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, the powertrain engineers at Ford came up with a lot innovative solutions to reducing emissions and fuel consumption. Most of those solutions involved software, both for developing the engine and then for controlling it. The use of computational fluid dynamics is increasingly common in engine design and elsewhere. Ford actually has developed its own in-house CFD analysis system along with a fuel spray model. The system allowed the engineers to analyze the interaction of the fuel ... Read more →

Toyota loses hybrid patent appeal case Jeremy Korzeniewski

Toyota finally seems to be out of options now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a lower court's ruling to stand which will award Paice LLC roughly $4.3 million in an hybrid technology lawsuit. ...

Toyota loses appeal in hybrid drive train patent case Lascelles Linton

Paice LLC sued Toyota in 2004 over three patents Paice said Toyota infringed with their hybrid drive train. The court ruled, in a jury verdict at a Texas court known for patent cases, that Toyota did ...

Might the Can Am Spyder get a little scooter brother? Jeremy Korzeniewski

For a good while there, we were obsessively relaying data to you regarding some of the new three-wheeled conveyances that have been hitting the American market lately. We cover these things because ...

Companies scramble to patent fuel-cell technologies Dane Muldoon

After a lull in the number of hydrogen fuel-cell related patents being filed, companies are now scrambling to protect advances in fuel-cell development. Patent activity began to grow almost ...

Ford files 125 patents on 3.5L V6 EcoBoost, mostly for controls 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

In the process of developing it's new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, the powertrain engineers at Ford came up with a lot innovative solutions to reducing emissions and fuel consumption. Most of those solutions involved software, both for developing the engine and then for controlling it. The use of ...

Toyota loses hybrid patent appeal case 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota finally seems to be out of options now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a lower court's ruling to stand which will award Paice LLC roughly $4.3 million in an hybrid technology lawsuit. That amount works out to $25 for every vehicle that Toyota has sold which uses the Hybrid Synergy ...

Toyota loses appeal in hybrid drive train patent case 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Paice LLC sued Toyota in 2004 over three patents Paice said Toyota infringed with their hybrid drive train. The court ruled, in a jury verdict at a Texas court known for patent cases, that Toyota did infringe on one of the three patents and Toyota had to pay $25 per infringing car (Prius II, Toyota ...

Might the Can Am Spyder get a little scooter brother? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

For a good while there, we were obsessively relaying data to you regarding some of the new three-wheeled conveyances that have been hitting the American market lately. We cover these things because they are a great way to save on gas, and many people find that they really enjoy the experience after ...

Companies scramble to patent fuel-cell technologies 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

After a lull in the number of hydrogen fuel-cell related patents being filed, companies are now scrambling to protect advances in fuel-cell development. Patent activity began to grow almost exponentially about seven years ago, initially led by specialist fuel-cell developers, but subsequently by ...


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