Honda Bulldog Patent Rendering Might Indicate That We're Getting This Bike
3 May 2016, 09:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A patent drawing shows the Honda Bulldog in a shape that's very close to the final manufacturing trim, indicating that Tokyo might actually deliver this bike
New Mazda Rotary Engine Presented in Patent Application
2 Apr 2016, 17:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's an all-new Mazda rotary-engined car coming in three years or so, and its SkyActiv-R wankel promises to be a tough cookie to crack
Hyundai Has Filed a Patent for Revolutionary Gullwing Door That Can Slide
29 Mar 2016, 09:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hyundai has requested to patent a new kind of door for vans. It is a twin-action door that can either slide or open vertically, Gullwing-style
Apple's Intentions Are Made Clear with New LiDAR 3D Mapping Patent
22 Mar 2016, 15:18 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Apple's latest patent could be a sign the tech giant is ramping up its efforts to develop an autonomous vehicle, but it's still no solid proof
Irony at Its Best: Google Gets Bus Detection Patent After Colliding with a Bus
15 Mar 2016, 17:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You can't make this stuff up: Google applied for bus detection patent in 2014, but gets it one month after the famous autonomous car vs. bus fracas
Ford Wants to Turn Autonomous Cars into Mobile Movie Theatres
8 Mar 2016, 22:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / What's the point of having self-driving cars, if you can't make the most of the time spent behind the wheel of the car while not driving?
Airbus Considers Using Drop-In Modules for Airplanes to Reduce Turnaround Time
27 Nov 2015, 10:16 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Using futuristic tubes where passengers would check in before the aircraft even landed would lower the turnaround time and thus save money
Subaru Files Patent for STI-Branded Performance Version of the BRZ
11 Nov 2015, 19:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Good golly! Subaru is definitely cooking something, as these patent drawings show. Is it the Subaru STI Performance we've been waiting for? We sure hope it is
Google’s Patent Will Enhance Cars with “Pothole Radars”
25 Aug 2015, 15:40 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Google has a lot of things going, but that never stopped the IT giant from trying to always be one step in front of their competitiors
Canadian Company to Build 12-Mile Tower that Will Be Used in Space Travel
17 Aug 2015, 13:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Space travel is the way of the future and that is a fact. The proble is, however, how do we make it sustainable in terms of expenses
Scoop: Chrysler Files Patent for New Intake Air Control System, To Arrive On Pentastar V6
5 Jun 2015, 10:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / FCA US's patent for an "intake air control system for multi-cylinder combustion engine" has all the chances in the world to arrive on the updated Pentastar V6
11-Speed Automatic Transmission Patent Filed by Ford Motor Company With the USPTO
11 Apr 2015, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Prepare for an 11-speed automatic transmission in the near future. Unfortunately, the Ford Motor Company is currently coy on details about the 11-speed tranny
More Turbo Patents from Suzuki May Indicate a New Trend
30 Mar 2015, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki appears to play a lot with turbocharged motorcycle engines as more design sketches surface and we might be in for a real change in the business
MINI’s Plans to Build a Superleggera Inspired Model Revealed via Patent Drawings
11 Dec 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Not too long ago we were telling you that MINI might actually be looking to create a production version of the Superleggera Concept that would take the brand into a new chapter. Considering how good...
New Honda CBR1000RR Will Have LED Headlights, Leaked Sketch Tells Us
11 Apr 2014, 10:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fun with patents is that they’re kind of public and people with enough patience can find a lot of interesting things concerning upcoming new arrivals in the motorcycle industry. Honda make...
Patent Shows Naked Bike Which Can Turn into Cruiser
14 Mar 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The world is changing, as the first Lord of the Rings movie teaches us, and the motorcycling world makes no exception. New bike technologies, designs and ideas emerge every month, and while some are...
Kawasaki ER-2n Patent Filed in Europe Means a New Small Naked on Its Way?
6 Mar 2014, 13:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Apparently Kawasaki has filed a patent request for a new naked bike, we could name ER-2n, to retain the naming patterns the House of Akashi uses. That is, this might mean that Kawasaki has plans to ...
Yamaha Trademarks the FJ-09 Name. Good Things on Their Way
4 Mar 2014, 15:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good and thrilling news come from the House of Iwata, as the “FJ-09” name was registered by Yamaha as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The applicat...
Polaris Sues Arctic Cat for Patent Violation
31 Dec 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are hating up between Polaris and Arctic Cat, as the first accuses the latter of violating the patent known as the "405 patent". The Arctic Cat vehicles which allegedly violate the ...
MG’s First Crossover Revealed by Leaked Patent Images
16 Dec 2013, 16:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / MG’s plans to launch a crossover are no longer a secret, as the automaker confirmed it by showcasing the CS concept at Shanghai 2013 earlier this year, but the vehicle’s design was still...