ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,160, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Bipolar battery stack" was invented by Shintaro Utsumi (Susono, Japan) and Kazushige Nomoto (Miyoshi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a bipolar battery with which thermal deterioration of the electrode body due to the generation of heat of tabs can be suppressed. The bipolar battery of the present disclosure includes a first member, a second member, and a laminate electrode body arranged therebetween, wherein the laminate electrode body includes a first current collector constituting a lamination direction end surface, a second current col...