Patents Assigned to Toyota Motor Corporation
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Patent number: 10883069Abstract: Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignees: Toyota Motor Corporation, Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Andreas Buthe, Ping Wang, Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Publication number: 20200392432Abstract: A substrate or coating is provided that includes a protease with enzymatic activity toward a component of a biological stain. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of a biological stain is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a protease is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the biological stain to facilitate biological stain removal from the substrate or said coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Patent number: 10865480Abstract: A vapour deposition method for preparing an amorphous lithium-containing oxide or oxynitride compound not containing phosphorous comprises providing a vapour source of each component element of the compound, including at least a source of lithium, a source of oxygen, a source of nitrogen in the case of an oxynitride compound, and a source or sources of one or more glass-forming elements; heating a substrate to substantially 180° C. or above; and co-depositing the component elements from the vapour sources onto the heated substrate wherein the component elements react on the substrate to form the amorphous compound.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: Ilika Technologies Limited, Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Brian Elliott Hayden, Duncan Clifford Alan Smith, Christopher Edward Lee, Alexandros Anastasopoulos, Chihiro Yada, Laura Mary Perkins, David Michael Laughman
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Publication number: 20200365751Abstract: Angle insensitive/angle-robust colored filter assemblies are provided for use with a photovoltaic device to create a decorative and colored photovoltaic device assembly. The filter may be passive or active with an ultrathin reflective layer of high refractive index material, like amorphous silicon (a-Si). A passive filter may have transparent first and second pairs of dielectric materials surrounding the ultrathin reflective layer. An active filter may have transparent first and second electrodes and first and second doped hole/electron transport layer surrounding the ultrathin reflective layer. The filter can transmit a portion and reflect a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to generate a reflected color output with minimal angle dependence. Angle insensitive colored photovoltaic device assemblies having high power conversion efficiencies (e.g., ?18%) including a passive or active colored reflective filter and a photovoltaic device are also contemplated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Lingjie Jay GUO, Chengang JI, Taizo MASUDA, Yuki KUDO
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Publication number: 20200342098Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for self-cleaning that include a lysozyme capable of decomposing a microbe, a substrate applied to a solid surface, and a linker moiety bound to an outer surface of said substrate and an active group of said digestive protein, said linker moiety between said lysozyme and said substrate and covalently linking said lysozyme to a surface of said substrate optionally by an amide bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, The University of AkronInventors: Ping Wang, Minjuan Zhang, Hongfei Jia, Archana H. Trivedi, Masahiko Ishii
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Publication number: 20200308508Abstract: Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Andreas Buthe, Ping Wang, Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Patent number: 10781438Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and processes in the field of self-cleaning system using digestive proteins. One composition includes a substrate, a digestive protein capable of decomposing a stain molecule, and a linker moiety bound to both said digestive protein and said substrate. The processes include binding a substrate to a surface and forming a linker moiety between a digestive protein and said substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Ping Wang, Minjuan Zhang, Hongfei Jia, Archana H. Trivedi, Masahiko Ishii
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Patent number: 10767141Abstract: A substrate or coating is provided that includes a protease with enzymatic activity toward a component of a biological stain. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of a biological stain is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a protease is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the biological stain to facilitate biological stain removal from the substrate or said coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Patent number: 10690823Abstract: A high-chroma omnidirectional structural color multilayer structure is provided. The structure includes a multilayer stack that has a core layer, a dielectric layer extending across the core layer, and an absorber layer extending across the dielectric layer. An interface is present between the dielectric layer and the absorber layer and a near-zero electric field for a first incident electromagnetic wavelength is present at this interface. In addition, a large electric field at a second incident electromagnetic wavelength is present at the interface. As such, the interface allows for high transmission of the first incident electromagnetic wavelength and high absorption of the second incident electromagnetic wavelength such that a narrow band of reflected light is produced by the multilayer stack.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Debasish Banerjee, Minjuan Zhang, Masahiko Ishii
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Publication number: 20200088922Abstract: A high-chroma omnidirectional structural color multilayer structure is provided. The structure includes a multilayer stack that has a core layer, a dielectric layer extending across the core layer, and an absorber layer extending across the dielectric layer. An interface is present between the dielectric layer and the absorber layer and a near-zero electric field for a first incident electromagnetic wavelength is present at this interface. In addition, a large electric field at a second incident electromagnetic wavelength is present at the interface. As such, the interface allows for high transmission of the first incident electromagnetic wavelength and high absorption of the second incident electromagnetic wavelength such that a narrow band of reflected light is produced by the multilayer stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Debasish Banerjee, Minjuan Zhang, Masahiko Ishii
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Patent number: 10563094Abstract: Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Hongfei Jia, Ping Wang, Liting Zhang, Andreas Buthe, Xueyan Zhao, Songtao Wu, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Patent number: 10186711Abstract: The invention relates to methods of preparing metal particles on a support material, including platinum-containing nanoparticles on a carbon support. Such materials can be used as electrocatalysts, for example as improved electrocatalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM-FCs).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Sandia CorporationInventors: Tochi Tudor Nwoga, Kazuo Kawahara, Wen Li, Yujiang Song, John A. Shelnutt, James E. Miller, Craig John Medforth, Yukiyoshi Ueno, Tetsuo Kawamura
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Patent number: 9828597Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and a process in the field of self-cleaning system using digestive proteins. One composition includes a substrate, a digestive protein capable of decomposing a stain molecule, and a link moiety bound to both said digestive protein and said substrate. An alternative composition includes a digestive protein capable of decomposing a stain molecule and a coating substrate wherein said digestive protein may be dispersed in said coating substrate. The process claim includes binding a substrate to a surface and forming a linker moiety between a digestive protein and said substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, The University of AkronInventors: Ping Wang, Minjuan Zhang, Hongfei Jia, Archana H. Trivedi, Masahiko Ishii
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Patent number: 9715047Abstract: A multi-layer photonic structure may include alternating layers of high index material and low index material having a form [H(LH)N] where, H is a layer of high index material, L is a layer of low index material and N is a number of pairs of layers of high index material and layers of low index material. N may be an integer?1. The low index dielectric material may have an index of refraction nL from about 1.3 to about 2.5. The high index dielectric material may have an index of refraction nH from about 1.8 to about 3.5, wherein nH>nL and the multi-layer photonic structure comprises a reflectivity band of greater than about 200 nm for light having angles of incidence from about 0 degrees to about 80 degrees relative to the multi-layer photonic structure. The multi-layer photonic structure may be incorporated into a paint or coating system thereby forming an omni-directional reflective paint or coating.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Debasish Banerjee, Benjamin Alan Grayson, Minjuan Zhang, Masahiko Ishii
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Patent number: 9548530Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide an antenna which can be used in a wide band. [Solution] An antenna 10A includes a dielectric substrate 11, an unbalanced power supply member 12 having a non-power supply unit 23 and a power supply unit 24, a resonance conductor 13 having a connection area 26, a first resonance area 27 and a second resonance area 28, a grounding conductor 14 having a first ground area 32 and a second ground area 33, and a radiation conductor 15 having a first radiation area 37 and a second radiation area 38. At the antenna 10A, first to third radiation stepped portions 42a to 42c are formed at a first rear end portion 41 of the second radiation area 38, and first to third radiation stepped portions 44a to 44c are formed at a second rear end portion 43 of the second radiation area 38.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignees: NOISE LABORATORY CO., LTD., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Kubo, Takeshi Ishida, Toru Uno, Taro Yamasaki, Hisashi Morishita, Masao Sakuma, Akihiko Nojima, Hiroki Keino, Keigo Yuba
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Patent number: 9533886Abstract: The present invention provides a vapour deposition process for the preparation of a phosphate compound, wherein the process comprises providing each component element of the phosphate compound as a vapour, and co-depositing the component element vapours on a common substrate, wherein the component elements react on the substrate to form the phosphate compound.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: Ilika Technologies Ltd., Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Brian Elliott Hayden, Christopher Edward Lee, Duncan Clifford Alan Smith, Mark Stephen Beal, Xiaojuan Lu, Chihiro Yada
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Patent number: 9428740Abstract: A substrate or coating is provided that includes a lipase with enzymatic activity toward a component of a fingerprint. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of fingerprints is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a lipase is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the fingerprint to facilitate fingerprint removal from the substrate or said coating. Applying heat to the substrate or coating increases the rate of fingerprint removal.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Andreas Buthe, Ping Wang, Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Patent number: 9399206Abstract: A process for producing encapsulated metal colloids useful as inorganic colored pigments, including, reacting one or more glass-forming components according to the sol-gel process to obtain a sol dispersing a metal salt in the resulting sol in the presence of an additional reducing agent to form metal colloids, converting the resulting dispersion into xerogel-encapsulated metal colloids by spray drying, heating the resulting xerogel-encapsulated metal colloids to density them. The present invention relates, furthermore, to inorganic colored pigments, in particular producible by the process of the invention, including metal colloids produced from metal salts and encapsulated in an encapsulation, the encapsulation being produced from glass-forming components according to the sol-gel process and being densified to a xerogel or glass, the proportion of metal colloid in the capsules being at least 80%.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Claudia Fink-Straube, Kira Fries, Martin Mennig, Dieter Anschutz, Sarah Schumacher, Peter William De Oliveira, Masahiko Ishii, Wataru Murata, Veronique Vandenberghe
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Patent number: 9388370Abstract: A substrate or coating is provided that includes a protease with enzymatic activity toward a component of a biological stain. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of a biological stain is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a protease is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the biological stain to facilitate biological stain removal from the substrate or said coating.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor CorporationInventors: Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
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Patent number: RE46485Abstract: An automotive door comprising a door trim member (10) with a map-receiving pocket (12) that is defined by a back member (16) that is secured to the door trim member and an inner member (14) that is secured to the back member with an umbrella-receiving member (18) that is accessible through the map-receiving pocket and is defined by a U-shaped member (24) that is attached to the door trim member and is adapted to receive an umbrella (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Toyota Motor CorporationInventor: Nicholas H. Augustyn