Nippon Soken, Inc.

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Case Western Reserve University

Toyota Motor Corporation

Hiroshi Hamaguchi

Akira Fukami

Hisasi Kawai

John Muldoon

Seiji Morino

Wen Li

Peter N Pintauro

Hiroki Noguchi

Ryszard J Wycisk

Jun Lin

Akira Tsujiko

Toshiya Saito

Improved polymer-based materials are described, for example for use as an electrode binder in a fuel cell. A fuel cell according to an example of the present invention comprises a first electrode including a catalyst and an electrode binder, a second electrode, and an electrolyte located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte may be a proton-exchange membrane (PEM). The electrode binder includes one or more polymers, such as a polyphosphazene.

Electrolytes to enhance oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the cathode layer of PEM fuel cell

An air humidifier having a humidifier element provided with an air passage constructed by a water-absorbable material. The air is humidified as it flows through the air passage in the humidifier element.

Humidifier

Spark ignition plugs are used in place of the glow plugs in a Diesel engine. As long as engine preheating contacts remain closed, pulses of a fixed frequency are applied to two transistors arranged in a push-pull configuration and connected to the primary coil of a transformer so that an engine plug connected to the secondary coil of the transformer repeatedly discharges continuously.

Starting assist system for diesel engines

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Aichi, Japan

Hiroshi Hamaguchi