Patents by Inventor Wataru Takanami

Wataru Takanami 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).

  • Patent number: 7372222
    Abstract: A control device for a motor-driven 4WD (four-wheel-drive) vehicle includes a 42v alternator (motor-generator) driven by an engine to generate three-phase AC power with 42 volts, a step-up and step-down inverter rectifying and stepping down three-phase AC power, generated by the 42v alternator, to DC power with 14 volts, and a 14V battery supplied with and charged with DC power with 14 volts outputted from the step-up and step-down inverter. A diode bridge circuit rectifies AC power with 42 volts, generated by the 42V alternator, to DC power by which a motor is rotationally driven to render the vehicle operative in 4WD drive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuki Ishikawa, Wataru Takanami
  • Publication number: 20050117423
    Abstract: A control device for a motor-driven vehicle comprises a 42 v alternator (motor-generator) driven by an engine to generate three-phase AC power with 42 volts, a set-up and set-down inverter rectifying and setting down three-phase AC power, generated by the 42 v alternator, to DC power with 14 volts, and a 14V battery supplied with and charged with DC power with 14 volts outputted from the set-up and set-down inverter. A diode bridge circuit rectifies AC power with 42 volts, generated by the 42V alternator, to DC power by which a motor is rotationally driven to render the vehicle operative in 4WD drive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuki Ishikawa, Wataru Takanami