LaserWash is a brand name of a type of touchless in-bay automatic vehicle wash system, or car wash. Sometimes used as a genericized trademark, especially in the United States, the name LaserWash is a registered trademark of PDQ Manufacturing. LaserWash vehicle wash systems are manufactured in the United States and sold in over 40 countries.
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History
The first LaserWash vehicle wash system, branded the LaserWash 4000, was manufactured and sold in 1989. This was the sole product line for PDQ until a new system was released in 2001, the LaserWash G5. Since that time, PDQ has also produced the LaserWash M5 (retired), the LaserWash 360 and the LaserWash AutoXpress.
LaserWash Trademark
The original LaserWash trademark application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was filed by PDQ Manufacturing, Inc of Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 29, 1994. The description provided to the USPTO was for "commercial machines used to wash motor vehicles." The original trademark was cancelled on August 7, 2002 and has been superseded by a typed drawing. Delaware Capital Formation, Inc in Wilmington, DE, representing PDQ Manufacturing through Dover Corporation, is the current registered owner of the LaserWash trademark.
In the USA, the LaserWash name has become genericized: the popularity of the car wash system led to the use of its name to refer to any touchless in-bay automatic car wash, regardless of the brand.