Of the 278 different new car options available in showrooms today, only 82 have a much-loved feature that has been a key ...

With the prospect of import surcharges altering long-term cost structures, two Japanese automakers are evaluating whether and ...

Section 101 was last updated in 1952 when the vast majority of inventions involved compositions of matter or physical ...

The folks in Toyota's patent department had another busy year in 2024! The automaker secured more U.S. patents than any other ...

GlobalData has carried out detailed analysis on the likely impact of tariffs on automotive imports to the US, including both finished Light Vehicles (LVs) and automotive parts. The following ...

The tariffs cover critical automotive parts, including engines, transmissions, powertrains, and electrical systems. The development comes amid reports that Ford is considering repurposing its ...

Porsche has filed patents for an engine cycle with two combustion events for every six strokes (or three rotations of the crankshaft). They call it a 2 x 3-stroke. I’d humbly suggest it’s a 4 ...

This year's iGEM linkurl:winners;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/53832/ tackled a rather abstract information processing task, but many of the projects had ...

Ferrari files patent for gasoline engine with—oval-shaped pistons? The idea could apparently result in more compact engines While the patent shows off an oval-piston V12, it could work on ...

Ford told the Daily Mail “Submitting patent applications is a normal part of our business to protect new ideas and help build a robust portfolio of intellectual property. The ideas described ...

Ford's EV stick shift patent, along with Hyundai's paddle shifters and Dodge's simulated engine sounds, suggests a recognition that the future of driving may be electric, but the soul of driving ...

Stellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles, a patent filing ...