Patents by Inventor Kouichi MOTOOKA

Kouichi MOTOOKA 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).

  • Electric propulsion vehicle charging cable and power adapter attached to electric propulsion vehicle charging cable
    Patent number: 11305657
    Abstract: To provide the electric propulsion vehicle charging cable compatible with power sources of different standards, and the power adapter attached to an electric propulsion vehicle charging cable, the power plug of the electric propulsion vehicle charging cable includes has an electrode structure including three high-voltage electrodes and a high-voltage ground pin, the electric propulsion vehicle charging cable used for charging a battery of the electric propulsion vehicle by using two of the three high-voltage electrodes, and the power adapter has electrode receptacles to which the three high-voltage electrodes and the high-voltage ground pin are connected and connection terminals having an electrode structure corresponding to a power source of a different standard from the electrode structure of the power plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: PANASONIC CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naruaki Akai, Kouichi Motooka
  • ELECTRIC PROPULSION VEHICLE CHARGING CABLE AND POWER ADAPTER ATTACHED TO ELECTRIC PROPULSION VEHICLE CHARGING CABLE
    Publication number: 20200317069
    Abstract: To provide the electric propulsion vehicle charging cable compatible with power sources of different standards, and the power adapter attached to an electric propulsion vehicle charging cable, the power plug of the electric propulsion vehicle charging cable includes has an electrode structure including three high-voltage electrodes and a high-voltage ground pin, the electric propulsion vehicle charging cable used for charging a battery of the electric propulsion vehicle by using two of the three high-voltage electrodes, and the power adapter has electrode receptacles to which the three high-voltage electrodes and the high-voltage ground pin are connected and connection terminals having an electrode structure corresponding to a power source of a different standard from the electrode structure of the power plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naruaki AKAI, Kouichi MOTOOKA