Nikola Tesla's Revolutionary Turbine Still Lies Untouched, Here's How It Works
19 Oct 2016, 12:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Electricity was not Nikola Tesla's only focus. He created a bladeless turbine back in 1913, and nobody uses it. Here's how the Tesla Turbine works
Ford Patented a Foldable Pillow For Passengers, It Looks Neat
1 Mar 2017, 17:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A new patent filed by Ford has emerged online, and this one involves a foldable pillow that can be used by passengers for greater comfort. Who wants one?
Leaked Ferrari Patent Looks Like a LaFerrari One-Off with a Futuristic Twist
20 Feb 2017, 19:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / These images come from the European Patent Office and we could be looking at a one-off based on the Maranello's current halo car
Two Chinese Companies Get Fined For Using BMW Logo They Trademarked As BMN
20 Dec 2016, 17:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Two companies in China have been fined for trademarking "BMN," and using a logo that looks like the one employed by BMW. They made clothing articles
Another Ford Patent Emerges, It Works With Steam To Make The Mustang Logo
19 Dec 2016, 13:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford has been granted another patent application, and it is already circling the Internet. It uses condensation to make a Mustang logo on the hood
Faraday Future May Have Reinvented the Wheel After All, Patents Show
11 Nov 2016, 11:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We're used to small companies making big claims to create some hype, but Faraday Future's "we've reinvented the wheel" was just too much. Or was it?
If the Future is VW, the Future Is Ugly: Lots of Volkswagen Patents Revealed
18 Oct 2016, 13:28 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Volkswagen designers have been kept busy with a flurry of concepts that seem to show all sorts of weird vehicles, including buses and trucks
Patent Drawings Reportedly Suggest VW Could Build Polo-based Convertible SUV
26 Sep 2016, 16:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Is Volkswagen trying to protect the design of its concept car or is the German manufacturer planning to roll out a convertible SUV? Let the speculation begin!
Ford Patents A Folding Vehicle For Emerging Markets
19 Sep 2016, 16:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford has been granted a patent filing that focuses on a folding vehicle. It is an EV designed for emerging markets. No production version is in sight
Yamaha Made A Patent For An Amphibious Car, Don't Get Your Hopes Up
25 Aug 2016, 13:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A patent filed by Yamaha at the Japanese Patent Office has revealed that the company is considering an amphibious car. Do not expect a production version soon
Is Honda Developing an 11-Speed Automatic Transmission With 3 Clutches?
22 Aug 2016, 11:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In this ongoing race to make cars more efficient and quicker, Honda has apparently gone the way of the 11-speed, 3-clutch automatic transmission. Overkill much?
Jaguar Land Rover Renews Trademark for Defender Name
16 Aug 2016, 11:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Brits at Jaguar Land Rover have done what was expected of them and renewed the trademark for the Defender name. This ends all rumors regarding its sale
Honda Trademarks ZSX Name In Europe, It Might Be A Baby NSX
11 Aug 2016, 13:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Honda's NSX might spawn a baby brother. The Japanese automaker has trademarked the ZSX name, which could be used to sell the potential mid-engine sports car
Apple Patented An Articulated Steering System, Don't Expect An iTank Soon
10 Aug 2016, 16:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Apple has been granted a patent that was filed at the U.S. Patent Office this July. It is for an articulated steering system, similar to those used on tanks
Seeing These Omnidirectional Wheels in Action Is Quite Literally Mesmerizing
30 Jun 2016, 15:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / For over a century, the way a car steers has pretty much remained the same. Well, it's about time we had a revolution, and these wheels might be it
Mercedes-Benz Patents System That Sprays Water On Tires To Keep Them Cool
29 Jun 2016, 17:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Daimler, the company that owns Mercedes-Benz, has filed a patent application for a system which cools tires using water spray. It also has a winter mode
Shock Bracelets to Keep Pedestrians from Abusing Self-Driving Cars?
1 Jun 2016, 12:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We've come to accept that in a few years, autonomous cars will become the norm, but do we really realize what that's going to mean for all traffic dwellers?
Google Patents Pedestrian Sticky Tape to Glue Them to the Hood in Case of Impact
19 May 2016, 12:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We get a glimpse into the pedestrian protection solutions Google thought of back in 2014 when its autonomous car project was still in its infancy
Ford Patented an Artificial Sound System to Trick You to Shift Gears Sooner
10 May 2016, 13:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A new Ford patent has emerged. This time, it's for a system that brings fake engine noise to suggest a gearshift. It will come to downsized engines
Honda Patents Variable-Displacement Engine, Different than What You've Ever Seen
9 May 2016, 17:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A patent filed by Honda in 2014 has emerged, and it's for an engine which might be revolutionary. It has variable displacement through an innovative crankshaft