Patents by Inventor Akihisa Sumiyoshi

Akihisa Sumiyoshi 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).

  • Heating apparatus for vehicle, method of controlling heating apparatus for vehicle, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11964540
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes an air heating unit configured to heat air conditioning air to be sent into a vehicle cabin, a contact heating unit configured to heat a member that is in contact with a body of an occupant in the vehicle cabin, and an electronic control unit. A heat source of the air heating unit and a heat source of the contact heating unit each are supplied with an electric power from one or more batteries. The electronic control unit is configured to decrease an electric power that is supplied to the heat source of the air heating unit when the heat source of the contact heating unit is on as compared to an electric power that is supplied to the heat source of the air heating unit when the heat source of the contact heating unit is off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Masahiro Nishiyama, Akihisa Sumiyoshi
  • HEATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING HEATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200391572
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes an air heating unit configured to heat air conditioning air to be sent into a vehicle cabin, a contact heating unit configured to heat a member that is in contact with a body of an occupant in the vehicle cabin, and an electronic control unit. A heat source of the air heating unit and a heat source of the contact heating unit each are supplied with an electric power from one or more batteries. The electronic control unit is configured to decrease an electric power that is supplied to the heat source of the air heating unit when the heat source of the contact heating unit is on as compared to an electric power that is supplied to the heat source of the air heating unit when the heat source of the contact heating unit is off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Masahiro Nishiyama, Akihisa Sumiyoshi