Ford Motor Company Legal Office Patent Records

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The records from the Ford Motor Company Legal Office contain material related to patent and trademark agreements, lawsuits and registrations for aircraft, prosthetics, tractors, magnesium manufacture, and Ford automobiles.

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Archival Collection Overview

Scope and Content Note

The patent records of the Ford Motor Company Legal Office are divided into five series: Aircraft Patents, Artificial Limbs, Tractor Manufacturing, Magnesium Recovery and Development, and Trademarks. The collection spans from 1905-1951, but the bulk of materials dates between 1930 and 1945.

The patent material concerns a single lawsuit relating to an aircraft patent (Messrs Junker vs. Ford Motor Company), and the three countries involved in the suit: Czechoslovakia, Spain and Germany.<...

Collection Details

Object ID

93.1.296.0

Creators

Inclusive Dates

1905-1951

Bulk Dates

1930-1945

Size

1 cubic ft. (1 box)

Language

English

Item Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Access Restrictions

The records are open for research.

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Keywords

Digitized Artifacts From This Collection

Blueprint, "Experimental Artificial Limb," 2Z12368, 21 June 1945

Blueprint, "Experimental Artificial Limb," 2Z12368, 21 June 1945

Blueprint, "Artificial Hand," 22 May 1945

Blueprint, "Artificial Hand," 22 May 1945