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MotorPat, LLC received notice of allowance for U.S. Patent Application No. 11/433,635We are pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has examined U.S. Patent Application No. 11/433,635 and is allowing issuance of a patent. The reciprocating center piston assembly covered by this patent greatly simplifies the operation of the exhaust system and increases the overall engine displacement by 33% without an increase in engine weight.
July 23 in automobile history timeline: celebrating the first Ford automobile
It was on July 23, 1903 that Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago, Illinois took delivery of the very first Ford automobile, an original Ford Model A. This original Model A was born of a partnership between Henry Ford and Alexander Malcomson, a Detroit coal merchant that Henry had met while working at the Edison Illuminating Company.
The Road To $20 A Gallon
The following is adapted from "$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better" by Christopher Steiner, Grand Central Publishing (2009).
'Our Biggest Challenge Is to Reinvent the Automobile'
When President George W. Bush was in the White House, he hyped hydrogen as the future of the automobile industry. But with President Obama now on the job, the next major step for the nation's cars and trucks comes with a plug.
NASA Ordered to Pay Boeing $28.3M in Patent Case
The Boeing Co. has won a patent infringement suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims based on NASA’s use of an aluminum alloy in the space shuttle.
Homeland Security drone patrolling NNY
A monitor inside an operations trailer shows a close-up view of a boat skimming across the water on Lake Ontario. The image was taken from an unmanned aircraft more than three miles away.
President Obama Nominates David Kappos as Patent and Trademark Director
President Barack Obama has nominated David Kappos, an experienced patent professional with more than 20 years of experience, as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Electric cars attract hype, but reality is less exciting
The electric car is about to conquer the world ... again. Every time there is an oil supply crisis, the price of gasoline jumps, or warnings about carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming hit new hysterical highs, the electric car solution isn't far behind.
China emerges as auto power as Detroit crumbles
America's auto titans are dismantling their global empires. But across the Pacific, it's as if the global economic forces that have pummeled Detroit never struck. Chinese auto sales are up, and this year China is projected to displace Japan as the world's largest car producer.
Higher emission standards mean smaller, pricier autos up ahead
The higher mileage and emissions standards set by the Obama administration Tuesday, which begin to take effect in 2012 and are to be achieved by 2016, will transform the American car and truck fleet.
Oil Prices Resist the World’s Recession Trend
In recent months, oil prices plunged as consumers curtailed fuel use around the world, with some analysts predicting that the dire economic situation would cause oil to fall to $20 a barrel or less.
Earth Day on the Highway
Our friends at Driverside.com explore what this little piece of history means for the future of green car technology and environmental awareness in the automotive industry.
Volkswagen Chief Pushes Clean Diesel
Clean diesel is high on our radar as a workable alternative fuel, along with electric and hybrid cars. Stefan Jacoby, president and chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America...
10 Cars That Could Change the Way We Drive
The annual Geneva Motor Show is a showcase event where concept car designers display their vision for the future. Here's a look at 10 cars from the show that reveal a greener--and more expensive--future.
Technology vs. Pirates
Over the past few months, the popular image of pirates has morphed from drunken swashbuckler to Somali bandit, as raiders in the Gulf of Aden, off the Indian Ocean, have brazenly taken on larger targets—like the oil tanker Sirius Star—and more of them.
Closing the Innovation Gap - Reigniting the spark of creativity in a global economy
Short-term thinking and fear of risk are jeopardizing America’s future, says the author of an important new book that offers solutions to revive national prosperity in the global economy...
Pumped up: Why gasoline engines are here to stay
Plans to develop electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars, fuel-cell cars, super-clean diesels, perhaps diesel hybrids and other exotic technologies — impressive and far-sighted as they are — are overshadowing the very real but less exotic steps the industry is taking to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions right now...
Facing the Oil Problem
When the price of oil plummets to $50 a barrel as it did last November, it is hard to imagine it soaring to $250. But within five years, as the world resumes dynamic growth after the present recession, the United States very likely will face...
2008 Turbine Engine Technology Symposium
On September 11, 2008 Mr. Peter Meitner presented the "Bonner Two Stroke Diesel IC Engine Technology for UAV's" at the Small Engines Session of the 2008 Turbine Engine Technology Symposium held at the Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio.