Patents by Inventor Naohide Matsumura

Naohide Matsumura 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: 8418823
    Abstract: An electric vehicle can run with power supplied from a power supply facility on the outside of the vehicle. A resonator for power reception is disposed under a metallic under body and configured to receive power from a resonator for power transmission in the power supply facility by resonating with the resonator through an electromagnetic field. A power storage device stores power received by the resonator for power reception. A power cable is laid under the under body along with the resonator for power reception, and configured to transmit power received by the resonator for power reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naohide Matsumura
  • ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110259694
    Abstract: An electric vehicle can run with power supplied from a power supply facility on the outside of the vehicle. A resonator for power reception is disposed under a metallic under body and configured to receive power from a resonator for power transmission in the power supply facility by resonating with the resonator through an electromagnetic field. A power storage device stores power received by the resonator for power reception. A power cable is laid under the under body along with the resonator for power reception, and configured to transmit power received by the resonator for power reception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naohide Matsumura