Mitchell Receives Patent for Diagnostics System

Dec. 12, 2018
Mitchell announced on Wednesday that it had been granted a patent for its diagnostics system.

Dec. 12, 2018—Mitchell announced on Wednesday that it had been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Mitchell Diagnostics system.

The Mitchell Diagnostics system is a collision repair diagnostics solution operating on all vehicle makes and models, and providing both scanning and diagnostic repair capabilities—without per-vehicle transaction fees. 

The Mitchell Diagnostics system was launched in July 2017 and the company said it has now assisted insurer, independent appraiser and collision repair facility users with more than 200,000 pre- and post-repair scans. The system allows repairers to execute diagnostic repairs in-house, including recalibrations, system resets, and module reprogramming. The workflow design integrates with Mitchell Connect platform.

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