Toyota announces royalty-free hydrogen fuel cell patents
Toyota is making approximately 5,680 hydrogen fuel cell patents available on a royalty free basis.
Announced yesterday at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, the Toyota initiative is designed to encourage the global development and introduction of fuel cell technologies.
Toyota said it would invite royalty-free use of the fuel cell related patents, including technologies developed for the new Toyota Mirai. The list includes approximately 1,970 patents related to fuel cell stacks, 290 associated with high-pressure hydrogen tanks, 3,350 related to fuel cell system software control and 70 patents related to hydrogen production and supply.
In a statement, Bob Carter, senior vice president of Automotive Operations at Toyota Motor Sales, USA said: ‘At Toyota, we believe that when good ideas are shared, great things can happen.
‘The first generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, launched between 2015 and 2020, will be critical, requiring a concerted effort and unconventional collaboration between automakers, government regulators, academia and energy providers.
‘By eliminating traditional corporate boundaries, we can speed the development of new technologies and move into the future of mobility more quickly, effectively and economically.’
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