Patents by Inventor Hikaru TANIFUJI

Hikaru TANIFUJI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrically-powered vehicle
    Patent number: 10189371
    Abstract: An electrically-powered vehicle includes a high voltage battery, a charger, and a battery case. The high voltage battery stores electric power for travelling. The charger outputs charge current to the high voltage battery. The battery case accommodates the high voltage battery. The battery case includes a low stiffness material member that covers one side of the high voltage battery in a horizontal direction and that is formed of a material having stiffness lower than stiffness of a portion that covers the other side in the horizontal direction. The low stiffness material member and the charger are fastened to each other at different locations in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Takeuchi, Hikaru Tanifuji
  • ELECTRICALLY-POWERED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180111501
    Abstract: An electrically-powered vehicle includes a high voltage battery, a charger, and a battery case. The high voltage battery stores electric power for travelling. The charger outputs charge current to the high voltage battery. The battery case accommodates the high voltage battery. The battery case includes a low stiffness material member that covers one side of the high voltage battery in a horizontal direction and that is formed of a material having stiffness lower than stiffness of a portion that covers the other side in the horizontal direction. The low stiffness material member and the charger are fastened to each other at different locations in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Kota TAKEUCHI, Hikaru TANIFUJI