Patents by Inventor Asuka Takasaki

Asuka Takasaki 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: 11670786
    Abstract: The low efficiency power generation part of a control device is provided with an operating point setting part setting a target current and a target voltage defining an operating point of the fuel cell at the time of low efficiency power generation and a generated electric power control part making the generated electric power of the fuel cell increase and decrease at the time of low efficiency power generation by controlling the current of the fuel cell to the target current while making the flow rate of feed of oxidizing agent gas supplied to the fuel cell fluctuate so that the voltage of the fuel cell increases and decreases above and below the target voltage within a range where the charged and discharged electric powers of the rechargeable battery do not become larger than the allowable charged and discharged electric powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryouichi Namba, Asuka Takasaki, Hiroyuki Tsunekawa
  • Patent number: 11637304
    Abstract: The low efficiency power generation part of a control device is provided with an operating point setting part setting a target current and a target voltage defining an operating point of the fuel cell at the time of low efficiency power generation and a generated electric power control part making the generated electric power of the fuel cell increase and decrease at the time of low efficiency power generation by controlling the current of the fuel cell to the target current while making the flow rate of feed of oxidizing agent gas supplied to the fuel cell fluctuate so that the voltage of the fuel cell increases and decreases above and below the target voltage within a range where the charged and discharged electric powers of the rechargeable battery do not become larger than the allowable charged and discharged electric powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryouichi Namba, Asuka Takasaki, Hiroyuki Tsunekawa
  • Patent number: 11440434
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an electric generator, a drive motor, a power storage device, a power consuming device, and a controller. The controller is configured to control driving of the power consuming device. The controller is configured to execute power consumption increasing control when a vehicle power balance value is larger than a first threshold while the drive motor operates in a braking-period power generation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Asuka Takasaki
  • Publication number: 20210376359
    Abstract: The low efficiency power generation part of a control device is provided with an operating point setting part setting a target current and a target voltage defining an operating point of the fuel cell at the time of low efficiency power generation and a generated electric power control part making the generated electric power of the fuel cell increase and decrease at the time of low efficiency power generation by controlling the current of the fuel cell to the target current while making the flow rate of feed of oxidizing agent gas supplied to the fuel cell fluctuate so that the voltage of the fuel cell increases and decreases above and below the target voltage within a range where the charged and discharged electric powers of the rechargeable battery do not become larger than the allowable charged and discharged electric powers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ryouichi NAMBA, Asuka TAKASAKI, Hiroyuki TSUNEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210016679
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an electric generator, a drive motor, a power storage device, a power consuming device, and a controller. The controller is configured to control driving of the power consuming device. The controller is configured to execute power consumption increasing control when a vehicle power balance value is larger than a first threshold while the drive motor operates in a braking-period power generation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Asuka TAKASAKI
  • Patent number: 9556801
    Abstract: A driving force control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to increase driving force of a vehicle in accordance with a driver's operation to request acceleration. The controller is configured to restrict subsequent increase of the actual driving force when it determines that increase of actual driving force of the vehicle stagnates, relative to required driving force determined according to at least the driver's operation to request acceleration. The controller is configured to restrict the increase of the actual driving force so that a rate of increase of the actual driving force is reduced as a stagnation period for which the increase of the actual driving force stagnates is longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Asuka Takasaki, Kei Mashiki
  • Publication number: 20150233305
    Abstract: A driving force control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to increase driving force of a vehicle in accordance with a driver's operation to request acceleration. The controller is configured to restrict subsequent increase of the actual driving force when it determines that increase of actual driving force of the vehicle stagnates, relative to required driving force determined according to at least the driver's operation to request acceleration. The controller is configured to restrict the increase of the actual driving force so that a rate of increase of the actual driving force is reduced as a stagnation period for which the increase of the actual driving force stagnates is longer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Asuka Takasaki, Kei Mashiki