JZD's Patents (was: Re: Other Gull Wing sports cars)

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

Yes there is. If you search the arcihives & back issues you will find 
a link to the US patenet office online. From here it will tell you of 
every single patent that JZD himself owns (roof hinged doors, swash 
plate engine, etc...), and the patents for designs that GM owns, yet 
credit in the description is given to JZD as the engineer. While the 
Mercedes 300SL, and the Bricklin both have gullwings, the companies 
didn't bother to patent the idea @ the time. Remember Alexander Grahm 
Bell didn't invent the telephone, he just beat the guy who did to the 
patent office! Yes there are kit cars that have gullwings, though 
maybe only 2-3 in production currently and/or after the patent was 
granted to the John Z. De Lorean Corp. back in '75 I think. Why 
doesn't JZD sue? Well, if you were planing on building a new company 
(or reviving an old one) how bad would it look for you to sue a few 
small companies? Your finacial gain wouldn't make up for the loss of 
positive public opinion.

-Robert
vin 6585


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, jvdmc12@xxxx wrote:
> Just out of curiosity and wonders, how would John DeLorean hold a 
patent on 
> gull wing doors in which he did have the 1st concept?? There is 
the glorious 
> 1957 (i believe the year was) Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, and then 
there is 
> Malcom Bricklin's 1974-75 SV-1 , all which were produced before the 
DeLorean 
> car.... i give credit without doubt that JZD's gullwing doors on 
the DMC-12 
> are nearly the best designed in measurements and space needed to 
open the 
> doors, But yet still i have seen many articles even with kit cars 
containing 
> Gullwing doors, any further info. to justify if JZD truely hold 
such a patent?
> 
> -Jeff Valenta