Patents by Inventor Satoru CHIMURA

Satoru CHIMURA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260229546
    Abstract: A current collector for a bipolar electrode includes a first metal foil provided on one face, a second metal foil that is of a different kind from the first metal foil and that is provided on another face, and a conductive adhesive layer interposed between the first metal foil and the second metal foil, so as to bond the two together, in which an outer edge of the conductive adhesive layer is a dehydrating adhesive layer that undergoes a dehydration reaction when heated to 100° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru CHIMURA, Yusuke KINTSU, Hirokazu TAKEUCHI, Takahiko NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20260229547
    Abstract: A current collector for a bipolar electrode includes: an Al foil provided on one surface; and a Cu foil provided on the other surface and joined to the Al foil. A relationship between an area S1 of the Al foil and an area S2 of the Cu foil is S1 > S2. The Al foil protrudes from an end of the Cu foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke KINTSU, Hirokazu TAKEUCHI, Satoru CHIMURA, Tekahiko NAKANO