An application was filed with the US Patent and Trademark Officer to extend Tesla's trademark for use in boats and planes. Many people speculated that the automaker is currently working on these vehicles. But a self-described fan revealed that he was behind this application without the company's knowledge.
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Filing the Trademark
Last December 28th, a filing was submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office that indicated Tesla is planning to expand its offerings with electric motors 'not-for-land vehicles.' Based on a report from Bloomberg, a Tesla fan was the one behind this application, not the company itself.
Jerome Eady was signed as the trademark owner and was listed as "awaiting assignment to an examining attorney" on the office's website. This application confused a lot of people during its filing date.
Eady stated that he submitted the filing, as he steps forward for the company on offering new product categories. Basically, he helped the company by applying without orders from Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
He added that the application was initiated after Musk revealed the ability of Cybertruck to operate in water. Other than this, the fan was not affiliated with Tesla and the CEO.
The filing dictates:
"TESLATM trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of asynchronous motors not for land vehicles; Motors for airplanes; Motors, namely, synchronous motors not for land vehicles; Permanent magnet motors; Boat motors; Drive system having two or more synchronous motors coupled through clutches to drive a common load; Electric motors for toys; Linear motors."
No comments were given by the company and an attorney listed on the trademark regarding the filing of a self-described fan. But planes and jets were long considered by the CEO ever since then.
Electrek reported that Musk has a design for an eVTOL aircraft, and has been wanting to produce this kind of vehicle. As per him, Tesla will only venture into this new offering once battery energy density has improved enough to make them viable.
"Jet A (kerosene) has much higher energy density than Li-ion, but electric motors weigh much less and convert stored energy to motion better than combustion engines," he stated.
A 400 Wh/kg would be needed for this to happen, but these are not in commercial production yet. However, he said that some battery technologies are starting to get close to this number. Despite his urge to take this into consideration, Musk said that Tesla needs to focus on ground vehicles for now.
In 2020, fans speculated on Musk to create an electric jet after tweeting his fascinations about it. He was then pushed by a follower in the replies saying that he should create an 'electric one', and he replied "Maybe I will.."
