Know What is the Inspiration behind Cybertruck Design And Inventors
Sunday, December 26, 2021 | Chimniii Desk
Key Highlights
- Tesla has been granted a patent for the design of the Cybertruck.
- Reference designs that closely resemble the Cybertruck are presented in the patent application.
- Tesla also designates some staff as designers, although Elon Musk is not included.
- You can examine the illustrations provided by Tesla to determine whether they correspond to the reference patents.
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Tesla has been granted a patent for the design of the Cybertruck. Reference designs that closely resemble the Cybertruck are presented in the patent application. Tesla also designates some staff as designers, although Elon Musk is not included.
Tesla was given a 15-year patent in the United States for the design of their forthcoming full-size truck, the Cybertruck. Tesla names five individuals as co-inventors in the patent application No. US D925,085 S, which was awarded on July 27, 2021.
Among them are Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen, external design chief Ian Kettle, and members of the Tesla design team Sahm Jafari, David Imai, and Ivan Lampkin.
Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and Chief Product Architect, is conspicuously absent from the patent application. Musk has previously proposed collaborating with Franz von Holzhausen on the Cybertruck design.
A patent application is a time-consuming legal process, and the Tesla CEO may just have too much on his plate to devote time to the process. Elon Musk has previously made all Tesla patents available to competitors, thus he may not see the value of participating in the application.
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However, the patent application references are equally interesting. Seven sources are identified in the Cybertruck design application as being closely related to or an inspiration for the Cybertruck design.
Tesla or the patent examiners may add these references. Even if Tesla contributed the references, this does not indicate Tesla designers saw these photographs prior to building the Cybertruck.
Having said that, it's still fascinating to consider the various design concepts that impacted the Cybertruck's design. The application's first reference is to a November 13, 1979 patent by Vito J. Carabetta.
The patent depicts an overall triangular vehicle design that is comparable to the Cybertruck, but aside from that one point, I don't notice many parallels. Let me know if you notice any additional parallels in the comments section below.
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The Cybertruck patent's second reference is to a design awarded to Byrd et al. on January 29, 1985. The patent covers a portable truck bed lid that may be used to improve the aerodynamics of existing trucks.
Tesla's Cybertruck employs the same closed-off truckbed design, most likely for aerodynamic purposes. However, in the case of Tesla, the Cybertrucks side coverings are not only not removable, but also serve as a vital component of the vehicle's exoskeleton.
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The third reference design is an odd-looking cross between an off-roader, an SUV, and a truck. Alain J. Clenet submitted the patent application for this design on April 17, 1990.
The patent application's fourth reference is to a Delorian-style sports automobile designed by Avelino Falero. On May 22, 1990, the patent application was granted. As with the first vehicle, I detect little similarities in the design of the Cybertruck other than the triangular shape.
Juan Javier Gaytan submitted the other three reference patents. The patents cover a decorative design for a pickup truck's cab shell, which includes windows. These illustrations resemble the back of the Cybertruck.
Finally, Tesla's patent application is included below. You can examine the illustrations provided by Tesla to determine whether they correspond to the reference patents.
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