US Patent Issued to Honda Motor on March 11 for "Electrochemical cell, cell operation system and cell operation method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,308, issued on March 11, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Electrochemical cell, cell operation system and cell operation method" was invented by Satoshi Sugai (Wako, Japan) and Shoji Takasugi (Wako, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anode current collector of an electrochemical cell includes an inner portion in which a first hole is formed, and an outer portion located outside the inner portion and in which a second hole is formed. The first hole has a cross-sectional area that increases toward a supply flow path, and the second hole has a cross-sectional area that increases toward an electrolyte membrane."

The ...