Chicago Area Toyota Dealers Discuss 20 Years of Innovations By Toyota

Chicago area Toyota is proud to be a part of a brand that has developed many patented technological innovations over the past two decades. More than 20 patents have been given to five Toyota engineers. One of the engineers has more than 29 patents, which is more than and North American Toyota team member. Here are some examples of great innovations by Toyota engineers in the past 20 years.

Combating Slim Jims for Theft

It used to be that thieves had an easy way to break into a car: slim jims. All they had to do was slip it in between the glass and doorframe, pull, and open the door. Carmakers got wise to this and started making countermeasures that would keep crooks bay. The problem was that only some of their solutions worked. They also added to the cost of the vehicle and made manufacturing more complicated. Norm Kerr III, a Toyota engineer, came up with a better idea in 1995. His idea was much cheaper and wold save time on the assembly line.His idea became a symbol of the first patent that was issued to Toyota Technical Center (TTC) engineers.

More Patents for Toyota

20 years later, another engineer for TTC, Nora Arellano, was given the patent for side curtain airbags that were installed in the Toyota Tundra. This idea could shield passengers during different crash scenarios, and was the 1000^th patent that Toyota’s North American Manufacturing and Engineering headquarters was issued. The brilliance of these engineers was honored at an event at the Toyota Engineering Theater on June 11^th, at the Michigan Science Center. Arellano, Kerr and 114 more Toyota researchers engineers were recognized for their innovations and the patents they had earned.

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