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Mitchell Awarded Third Patent for Collision Repair Diagnostics

November 1, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell today announced that it was awarded another auto diagnostics patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent (11,462,061)—which is specific to collision repair and auto physical damage claims—covers key workflow enhancements designed to support safe and efficient repairs that extend beyond simply performing a scan and clearing diagnostic trouble codes […]

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Auto Techcelerators Secures Patent for Vehicle Test Drive System

July 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Auto Techcelerators, LLC, announced it has been awarded patent # 11,373,465 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Test Drive CoPilot mobile app and web portal. The patented Test Drive CoPilot platform helps the automotive, collision, dealership, glass, insurance and truck industries properly perform, document and validate everything from ADAS safety […]

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Repairify and Launch Sign Global Patent Licensing and Supply Agreement

January 11, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repairify , Inc., a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, today announced it has signed a global agreement with Launch Tech Co., Ltd., a global supplier of automotive diagnostic tools and solutions. The agreement licenses Repairify patents to Launch while also establishing Repairify as its preferred service provider. The agreement enables Repairify to add Launch’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Launch Tech Co., Ltd., Patents, Repairify

AirPro Diagnostics Receives Patent for Auggie ADAS Calibration System

November 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has approved the company’s ADAS calibration technology, Auggie, for patent protection. Auggie performs forward facing camera (FFC) ADAS calibrations. It is completely mobile and does not require sophisticated measuring or a highly skilled technician at the shop. Auggie eliminates traditional calibration space and lighting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AirPro Diagnostics, Patents, Recalibration

Repairify Receives Patent for System to Select Correct OEM and Aftermarket Diagnostic Tools Using VIN

July 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repairify, Inc., the parent of asTech, announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded Repairify patent serial no. 16/202,642 for remote automotive diagnostics. The patent recognizes aspects of Repairify’s technology, including systems and methods that allow technicians to use a mobile device to read a vehicle’s identification number (VIN), transmit the VIN […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Diagnostics, Patents, Repairify

IAA Awarded Patent for System and Method of Auction Management

October 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Patent Number 10,810,659

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUCTION MANAGEMENT.” The patent contains 20 claims that protect and recognize the innovations developed by IAA for the company’s AuctionNow platform, which allows online auction participants to monitor and bid in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Patents

Opus IVS Awarded Patent for Pass-Thru Remote Diagnostic System

August 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Patent 10,719,813

Opus IVS announced it has just been awarded patent 10,719,813 for a pass-thru remote diagnostic system. This invention was created by Bluelink, that acquired by Opus IVS in 2019, with a patent priority date of September 2010. “Simply having access to scan tools and software in today’s service bay is no longer enough. Efficient delivery […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Diagnostics, Opus Group AB, Patents

3M and sia Abrasives Settle Patent Infringement Disputes

November 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M Company, 3M Deutschland GmbH, 3M Innovative Properties Company, sia Abrasives Deutschland GmbH and sia Abrasives Industries AG have settled patent infringement lawsuits brought by 3M in the District Court of Mannheim in Germany and the Federal Patent Court in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Robert Bosch GmbH has withdrawn its related opposition to 3M’s patent […]

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AkzoNobel’s Carbeat Collision Repair Workflow Solution Receives U.S. Patent

November 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Carbeat, AkzoNobel’s digital body shop workflow control solution that enables automotive body repair shops to track their work in production and thus operate more efficiently, has been awarded an industry patent. United States Patent No. 10,289,101 protects the system’s intellectual property. The U.S. Patent Office found the Carbeat system inventive based on several features, including […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AkzoNobel, Patents, Production Scheduling

AirPro Files for Digitized ADAS Targets Patent

April 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced today that it has filed for patent protection on a new product that brings Cognitive Augmented Reality (CAR) to present digitized calibration targets to vehicles requiring ADAS calibrations. Nicknamed “Project Auggie,” CAR Targets, will dramatically reduce the expense to repair facilities and consumers in need of safe and reliable ADAS calibrations. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AirPro Diagnostics, Patents, Recalibration

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