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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Court of Mannheim in Germany and the Federal Patent Court in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Robert Bosch GmbH has withdrawn its related opposition to 3M’s patent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Europe, Lawsuits, Patents

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

AirPro Diagnostics Receives Notice of Allowance on Patent from U.S. Patent Office

October 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced it has received a “Notice of Allowance” from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for U.S. Patent Application No. 14/849,084, for its process to remotely program vehicles across the internet utilizing vehicle manufacturer (OEM) software.  “We are proud to receive recognition from the federal government and its examiner for official […]

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