ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,693, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Fuel cell system" was invented by Hiroyuki Suganuma (Aichi-gun, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a fuel gas system, a fuel supplier controllable at an intermediate opening degree and a pressure sensor at an inlet of a fuel cell are provided. A fuel cell system, comprising: a current quick cut-off circuit; and a drive circuit of the fuel supplier for switching the current quick cut circuit to the current quick cut circuit when it is highly likely that a failure is determined."

The patent was filed on July 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/351,143....