Patents by Inventor William David Hurd

William David Hurd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System, Method, and Apparatus for Detecting Body Fillers Used to Repair Damaged Automotive Sheet Metal
    Publication number: 20110189640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a body panel inspection device that may be used to determine if a vehicle was in an accident. The inspection device uses a magnet with a particular magnetic strength and other characteristics in order to more accurately determine if a vehicle body panel has been damaged and subsequently repaired through use of non-ferrous filler materials. Also disclosed is a vehicle inspection kit carrying the disclosed magnetic inspection device and further including a method of vehicle inspection by use of the disclosed kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: William David Hurd