Following an extensive review by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Ohio-based DCR Systems has been granted a full U.S. Patent on its vehicle collision repair process and system. This patent is the first of its kind, validating the innovation of DCR’s lean-based process and confirming that a collision repair system can be so unique as to warrant a patent.
“This landmark patent fully validates the awareness, vision, passion and above all, commitment of not only our entire team in developing this unique operating model, but also the invaluable support we’ve received from our strategic industry partners,” said DCR Systems President and CEO Michael Giarrizzo, Jr.
Since its formation in 2004, DCR Systems has pioneered the practical use of process improvement methodologies within the highly variable collision repair environment.
“We set out to build a forever improving but fundamentally different, fundamentally better operating model,” says DCR Systems COO Lauren Angie. “The granting of this patent is a testament to that.”
This approval is the latest in a series of accomplishments for DCR. In February 2008, DCR Systems entered into a global strategic relationship with AkzoNobel, the world’s largest coatings company, to link the vision, strategies and practices of the two companies. This was followed in August 2008 by DCR partnering with Toyota Motor Sales, USA to offer its operating model exclusively to Toyota dealerships, marking the first-ever strategic alliance between a collision repair organization and a car manufacturer.
DCR Systems offers Toyota dealers both turnkey collision repair outsourcing as well as collision repair licensing opportunities. DCR currently manages collision center operations for three U.S. Toyota dealerships. For more information, visit www.dcrsystems.net.
