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James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 14 days ago
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Ford Engineer That Designed Gas Tank Indicator Passes Away
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James Moylan, the Ford engineer who designed the gas tank indicator known as the Moylan Arrow, has passed away at the age of 80 following a stellar career.

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    I had no idea this was a thing.

    I’d assume there’s a patent forbidding non Ford cars from having it.

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      We have it on our Nissan.

    • GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org
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      According to this article, Moylan chose not to patent it.

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