Delorean Patent - Giugiaro 1986

[dmcnc]

I came across Giorgietto Giugiaro's 1986 U.S. patent for his DMC design. I figure some history geeks here would appreciate - Enjoy!
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[Sidaries]

Great find! Thanks for sharing.

[Timebender]

That is pretty awesome. Thanks for finding and sharing as well!

[mluder]

Interesting...
Where did you find these? I ask because I have some artwork that features a couple of these images which I assumed were not real patent images due to the date of 1986... Surely no one would have filed patents on a car from a company that died 3 years earlier.

If these are real I'd be curious to know their providence...

Cheers
Steven

[Rich]

Yes, they are real. Giugiaro is the Inventor. Patent is assigned to Delorean Motor Co.

US Design Patent #283,882

LINK: USPTO file D0283882 (http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=D0283882&PageNum=4&IDKey=2ED2BD524382&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2%2526Sect2=HITOFF%2526u=%25252Fne tahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r=3%2526p=1%2526f=G%2526l=50%2526d=PTX T%2526S1=d283882%2526OS=d283882%2526RS=d283882)

The patent office interface is a tad clunky. Hit the "Front Page" and "Images" buttons on left side of the linked page to load the pdfs in question. Arrows toggle the pages.

If no luck try another browser....this link didn't work in Firefox, did work in Safari here.

[Chris 16409]

The document does say the patent was filed in 1981. So it just took a few years for it to be granted/issued. I see "patent pending" on many different products. I guess it just takes the patent office a few years to get through all the paper work.

[mluder]

Coolio.

Cheers
Steven

[Farrar]

I must say I prefer that grille shape and the smaller, slightly rounded headlights. Nice details.

[Rich]

Updating this thread with this link (https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=D0283882&IDKey=2ED20B935BED%0D%0A&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fn ph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DP ALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25 252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%252 6s1%3DD283882.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2FD283882%2526RS%3DP N%2FD283882) to a more easily printable document of the 4 page U.S. design patent Giugiaro obtained.

New readers will notice that patent application artists aren't always particularly accurate with details. It's normal in that practice.

[JETS 81 DMC]

Updating this thread with this link (https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=D0283882&IDKey=2ED20B935BED%0D%0A&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fn ph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DP ALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25 252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%252 6s1%3DD283882.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2FD283882%2526RS%3DP N%2FD283882) to a more easily printable document of the 4 page U.S. design patent Giugiaro obtained.

New readers will notice that patent application artists aren't always particularly accurate with details. It's normal in that practice.

WOW. took over 5 years to get the patent.

Thanks for the link, much easier on my old eyes to read. :thumbup::cheers:

[jawn101]

Years ago I laser printed high-resolution versions of these images on transparency film, then used that film to expose Solargraphics cyanotype paper which I then framed. Came out as beautiful white-on-blue images. But I seem to have misplaced my artwork somewhere, sadly. Just kind of a cool idea if anyone wanted a bored-at-home project.