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Ford files patents to protect EcoBoost
Ford files patents to protect EcoBoost
Posted Monday, Oct 5, 2009, 3:41 pm in Employee News
Ford Motor Co.’s EcoBoost engines are the foundation for the company’s near-term fuel economy strategy, and now the company is moving to protect the system by filing more than 100 patents, The Detroit News reported.
EcoBoost engines combine turbocharging and direct fuel-injection to produce more power from a smaller motor, the paper said. That allows Ford models with the engines to get as much as 20 percent better fuel economy than traditional gasoline engines generating the same horsepower, the News said.
The Dearborn, Mich., automaker has filed 125 patents for technology developed for its first EcoBoost engine, the 3.5-liter V-6 that debuted on the Lincoln MKS this year, the paper said. Some already have been granted, the story said. (The Detroit News)
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