Scott M Ankeney

US Patent:

8288040, Oct 16, 2012

Filed:

Feb 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/371979

Inventors:

John Muldoon - Saline MI, US
Gary Allred - Wake Forest NC, US
Scott Ankeney - Ann Arbor MI, US
Masaki Matsui - Ann Arbor MI, US
Anthony Dotse - Cary NC, US
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto - Toyota, JP

Assignee:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY
Toyota Motor Corporation - Toyota
Synthonix Corporation - Wake Forest NC

International Classification:

H01M 6/16

US Classification:

429339, 429341, 429200, 429199, 429330, 429340, 429307, 429188, 429329, 252 622, 252364

Abstract:

A battery that includes a cathode, anode and an electrolytic solution containing an organic electrolyte solvent including a compound of the formula: R—CO—NR—ORwherein Ris selected from alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aryls and their substituted derivatives and perfluorinated analogues; Ris selected from alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aryls and their substituted derivatives; Ris selected from alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aryls and their substituted derivatives wherein the electrolyte is stable at voltages of greater than 4. 0 volts.

US Patent:

8508092, Aug 13, 2013

Filed:

Nov 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/950517

Inventors:

Scott Michael Ankeney - Ann Arbor MI, US
Kenji Nakamura - Toyota, JP

Assignee:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

International Classification:

H02K 21/12

US Classification:

31015633

Abstract:

A rotor for an electrical motor includes a spindle, a plurality of sintered permanent magnets arranged around the spindle, a compacted powdered soft magnetic material at least partially surrounding the plurality of sintered permanent magnets, and a plurality of discrete regions of compacted powdered non-magnetic material at least partially surrounding the plurality of sintered permanent magnets. The discrete regions of non-magnetic material are at least partially embedded in the soft magnetic material and the soft magnetic material and the non-magnetic material couple the plurality of sintered permanent magnets with the spindle.

US Patent:

20110174796, Jul 21, 2011

Filed:

Jan 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/691096

Inventors:

Andrea L. Sterling - Ann Arbor MI, US
Corey B. Sargent - Royal Oak MI, US
Mark T. Bacchus - Ypsilanti MI, US
Scott M. Ankeney - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

International Classification:

B60L 1/02
H05B 3/02

US Classification:

219203, 219546

Abstract:

A vehicle includes a rear window and a defroster assembly including heating lines extending across the rear window. A protective barrier at least partially covers the heating lines. The protective barrier includes a film that provides a barrier between the heating lines and sulfur gases generated by components of the vehicle.

US Patent:

20110204904, Aug 25, 2011

Filed:

Feb 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/708622

Inventors:

Scott Ankeney - Ann Arbor MI, US
Brian F. Smith - Canton MI, US

Assignee:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

International Classification:

G01R 27/08

US Classification:

324700

Abstract:

The present invention discloses a process for determining which material within a vicinity of an electrically conducting material is causing corrosion of the electrically conducting material. The process includes providing a piece of electrically conducting material, a piece of potentially corrosive material that is present in the vicinity of the electrically conducting material, an electrical resistance measuring device and a testing chamber. Thereafter, the piece of electrically conducting material and the piece of potentially corrosive material are placed within the testing chamber and the electrical resisting measuring device monitors the electrical resistance of the piece of electrically conducting material as a function of time.