ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,658, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Hydrogen separation filter" was invented by Satoshi Takata (Toyota, Japan) and Tomonari Kogure (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a hydrogen separation filter having higher hydrogen selectivity. The hydrogen separation filter includes a foil of a first metal, a lattice expansion layer formed on the foil and consisting of a second metal, and a hydrogen dissociation layer formed on the lattice expansion layer and consisting of a third metal. The first metal is selected from the group consisting of Pd, V, Ta, Nb, and alloys thereof."
The ...