Junzo C Ukai

7183370, Feb 27, 2007

Sep 10, 2004

10/938268

Siwen Li - Atlanta GA, US
Meilin Liu - Alpharetta GA, US
Kohei Hase - Aichi, JP
Masatsugu Nakanishi - Shizuoka, JP
Wen Li - Ann Arbor MI, US
Junzo Ukai - Novi MI, US

Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc - Ann Arbor MI

C08G 77/30

528 30, 528 35, 528 42, 525431, 525102, 525452, 525474, 525477

A proton conducting polymer is formed by the copolymerization of a plurality of compounds, including a silicon compound comprising an organic chain, and a compound including at least one acid group. The polymer comprises a hybrid organic-inorganic matrix having acid groups linked through a linking group. The linking group may include one or more electron withdrawing groups. The electron withdrawing group may be a halogen.

7348102, Mar 25, 2008

Mar 15, 2005

11/080592

Wen Li - Ann Arbor MI, US
Junzo Ukai - Novi MI, US
Hiroaki Awano - Shizuoka, JP
Yutaka Oyama - Aichi, JP
Masaki Matsui - Shizuoka, JP
Gerald Perron - Boucherville, CA
Michael B. Armand - Saint Martin d'Uriage, FR

Toyota Motor Corporation - Aichi
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Ann Arbor MI
Centre National de la Recherche - Paris
University de Montreal - Quebec

H01M 2/00

429233, 42923195

A battery, such as a lithium-ion battery, comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a molten salt electrolyte, and an electron collector, associated with the first electrode, the electron collector comprising an electrically conducting film. The battery further includes a protection layer separating the electron collector and the first electrode, the protection layer comprising a carbon-containing material. The electron collector may be an electrically conducting material such as aluminum, aluminum alloy, copper, nickel, other metal (such as alloys), conducting polymer, and the like. In one example, the protection layer is a graphite layer. In other examples, the protection layer may be a fullerene film, carbon nanotube film, or other carbon-containing material.