Patents by Inventor Chiemi Tsunekawa

Chiemi Tsunekawa 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: 10479221
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a battery; an inlet to which a charging connector provided external to the vehicle is connectable; a power receiving device configured to contactlessly receive power from a power transmitting device provided external to the vehicle; a connector electrically connected to the inlet and the power receiving device; and a connector electrically connected to the power receiving device and the battery. Power supplied to the inlet is supplied to the battery via the connector, the power receiving device, and the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Kamikihara, Chiemi Tsunekawa
  • Publication number: 20180316194
    Abstract: A magnetic part used with a non-contact power transmitting/receiving coil has an appropriate shape and size and decreases power loss of the magnetic part. A power transmitting/receiving coil unit includes four flat magnetic bodies disposed over a power transmitting coil that is flatly wound in a rectangular shape. The magnetic bodies are disposed at vertices of the power transmitting coil. Each magnetic body includes a pair of magnetic pieces, with the magnetic pieces being disposed symmetrically about an imaginary line extending from the center toward the vertex of the power transmitting coil and expanding from the inside to outside of the power transmitting coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Syunsuke NAKANE, Kimitaka KURAMOTO, Takanobu TABATA, Arinori HIGASHIYAMA, Hiroaki YUASA, Chiemi TSUNEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180093584
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a battery; an inlet to which a charging connector provided external to the vehicle is connectable; a power receiving device configured to contactlessly receive power from a power transmitting device provided external to the vehicle; a connector electrically connected to the inlet and the power receiving device; and a connector electrically connected to the power receiving device and the battery. Power supplied to the inlet is supplied to the battery via the connector, the power receiving device, and the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke Kamikihara, Chiemi Tsunekawa