Toyota has announced that a total of 5680 patents related to fuel cells for hydrogen cars are going to release. The Japanese carmaker thinks as the further development of such cars to be able to win.
The patents describe, among other things, the by Toyota-developed fuel cell; the car manufacturer has 290 patents about it and released. Also describe the 1970 patents fuel cell stacks, the stacked and in-series connected cells. In addition, Toyota, 3350 patents that relate to the software for this process, as well as 70 patents for the production and distribution of hydrogen describe.
Toyota says that the patents relating to fuel cells to 2020 will be freely available for other car manufacturers that also hydrogen cars like to build and energy companies. The patents in the field of production and distribution of hydrogen can also after 2020 by other parties are used. Toyota asks a third party to also patents in the field of hydrogen technology to share with others, but requires this is not when others are using patents.
With it, partially and temporarily, releasing its patents, hopes to Toyota’s development of hydrogen cars a boost. The Japanese autoconcern has been working together with BMW, the necessary hydrogen technology.
The release of patents by Toyota follows a similar decision by Tesla. The American company presented in the last summer of its patents available to third parties. In contrast to Toyota puts Tesla, however, is full on electric powered cars.
