ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,079, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"All-solid-state battery" was invented by Yuki Ikeda (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An all-solid-state battery includes: an electrode body that is provided with a laminate including an anode current collector layer, an anode composite material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a cathode composite material layer, and a cathode current collector layer; an outer encasement member that envelops the electrode body; and a protective member with electrically insulating properties that is disposed on a side surface of the laminate. The protective memb...