Patents by Inventor Zixun Mei
Zixun Mei 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).
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Patent number: 11945096Abstract: A product conveyance robot includes: a travel portion configured to travel on a road surface; a holding portion provided above the travel portion and configured to hold a product, the holding portion being provided rotatably around a lateral turn axis extending in the height direction of the holding portion; and a controller configured to control driving of the travel portion and a rotation angle of the holding portion around the lateral turn axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zixun Mei, Satoshi Okamoto, Takuya Watabe, Shinya Sakurai
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Patent number: 11897326Abstract: A fuel tank comprises a circular column-shaped fuel tank body, a handle, and a lock mechanism. The circular column-shaped fuel tank body is provided so as to be capable of being detachably attached to a fuel-powered device. The handle is formed on one end side in a length direction of the fuel tank body. The lock mechanism is capable of switching between a locked state in which the fuel tank body cannot be removed from the fuel-powered device, and a lock-released state in which the locked state has been released, due to the fuel tank body being rotated in a circumferential direction in a state of being installed to the fuel-powered device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zixun Mei, Nobuyuki Tomatsu, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20230202814Abstract: A transport robot is configured to transfer a transported article to and from an installed shelf by passing the installed shelf. A shelf portion that holds the transported article is configured to pass the installed shelf by the transport robot traveling. A chassis is configured to support the shelf portion. A stand is disposed on a first end portion side in a right-left direction of the transport robot, and extends upward from the chassis. An operating unit is configured to be installed on the stand.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Daiki FUKUNAGA, Shiro ODA, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Keisuke FUKUNAGA, Zixun MEI, Takeshi MATSUI, Toshiyuki KAWABE
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Publication number: 20230110816Abstract: A power supply device includes: a main body configured mountable to a roof of a vehicle; a tank insertion hole formed in the main body for detachable insertion of a hydrogen tank; a fuel cell stack provided inside the main body and configured to generate electricity by being supplied with hydrogen from the hydrogen tank attached to the main body; and an output section provided on an outer face of the main body to output power generated by the fuel cell stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zixun MEI, Takashi NISHIMURA, Hiroya FUKUOKA
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Publication number: 20230115169Abstract: A fuel tank comprises a circular column-shaped fuel tank body, a handle, and a lock mechanism. The circular column-shaped fuel tank body is provided so as to be capable of being detachably attached to a fuel-powered device. The handle is formed on one end side in a length direction of the fuel tank body. The lock mechanism is capable of switching between a locked state in which the fuel tank body cannot be removed from the fuel-powered device, and a lock-released state in which the locked state has been released, due to the fuel tank body being rotated in a circumferential direction in a state of being installed to the fuel-powered device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zixun MEI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230110725Abstract: A service providing mobile unit comprising the frame 2, movement-use wheels 4, 5 provided at the bottom part of the frame 2, hydrogen storage tank insert parts 10 formed inside the frame 2, and the fuel cell 40 arranged in the frame 2. A service for supplying hydrogen to the fuel cell 40 from the hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted in the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, a service for lending out the hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted in the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, a service for returning a used hydrogen storage tank 20 to the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, and a service for storing the hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10 are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Zixun MEI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20230112102Abstract: A hydrogen tank-loaded vehicle includes: a tank storage portion disposed at a main body unit that is movable by driving of driving wheels, the tank storage portion structuring a portion of a vehicle outer profile, and a plurality of hydrogen tank mounting portions being provided at the tank storage portion in a height direction of the main body unit, each hydrogen tank mounting portion being configured to removably store a hydrogen tank; and a fuel cell stack that is supplied with hydrogen from the hydrogen tanks and generates electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zixun MEI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230116835Abstract: A service providing mobile unit 1 comprised of a frame 2 forming a ring shape about a horizontal axis, movement-use wheels 4, 5 attached to the bottom part of the frame 2, a hydrogen storage tank insert pan 10 formed inside the frame 2, and a fuel cell 40 arranged inside the frame 2. Hydrogen is supplied to the fuel cell 40 from a replaceable hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10. A service providing space 3 having a ring-shaped inner circumference surface of the frame 2 as its outer edges is formed by the frame 2, and power can be supplied from the fuel cell 40 to a service providing unit installed inside the service providing space 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Zixun MEI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Masashi NAKAMURA, Junichi OURA, Yusuke NISHIDA, Yuki BISAIJI, Masahiro IWAMOTO, Takao KATAOKA, Tatsuyuki HAYASHI, Saki MORIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220410701Abstract: A fuel tank comprises a circular column-shaped fuel tank body, a handle, and a first connector. The circular column-shaped fuel tank body is provided so as to be detachably attachable to a fuel-powered device. The handle is formed on one end side in a length direction of the fuel tank body. The first connector is formed on another end side in the length direction of the fuel tank body and configured such that, by installing the fuel tank body to the fuel-powered device, the first connector is connected to a second connector provided at the fuel-powered device so as to enable fuel to be supplied to the fuel-powered device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Zixun MEI
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Publication number: 20220391838Abstract: A product delivery system includes: a center server; a store server; a driver configured to be coupled with and decoupled from a carriage; and a terminal. A processor of the center server is configured to: acquire a scheduled loading time representing a completion time of loading of a product onto the carriage at the store, when order information on the product is output from the terminal to the store server; output, to the driver, an instruction for causing the driver to depart from a current position to the store in time for the scheduled loading time; and output, to the driver, an instruction for causing the driver coupled with the carriage to depart from the store to a delivery destination of the product, when acquiring, from the store server, a loading completion notification indicating that loading of the product onto the carriage has been completed at the store.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Kayo KIMURA, Yoshihiro SHIMADA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takashi NISHIMURA, Zixun MEI
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Publication number: 20220390949Abstract: Provided is a mobile body system including a traveling unit having an autonomous traveling function and a trolley unit having a housing portion for loading an object. A detection unit detects an amount of objects placed on the housing portion. A control unit determines an operation of the traveling unit based on the amount of objects detected by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Yoshihiro SHIMADA, Zixun MEI, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Hideki FUKUDOME, Tomoko ASAI
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Publication number: 20210114226Abstract: A product conveyance robot includes: a travel portion configured to travel on a road surface; a holding portion provided above the travel portion and configured to hold a product, the holding portion being provided rotatably around a lateral turn axis extending in the height direction of the holding portion; and a controller configured to control driving of the travel portion and a rotation angle of the holding portion around the lateral turn axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Zixun Mei, Satoshi Okamoto, Takuya Watabe, Shinya Sakurai
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Patent number: D917592Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Zixun Mei, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: D930505Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Zixun Mei, Toyokazu Nishihama
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Patent number: D974604Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Isogai, Tsuyoshi Kawashima, Zixun Mei
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Patent number: D982048Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Zixun Mei, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: D982635Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Zixun Mei, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: D983852Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Zixun Mei, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: D991091Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Zixun Mei, Takashi Nishimura
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Patent number: D1009112Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zixun Mei, Hiroya Fukuoka, Takashi Nishimura