Patents by Inventor Hisashi Nioka

Hisashi Nioka 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).

  • Publication number: 20130162027
    Abstract: When completion of timer charge before elapse of a designated time is designated by a timer charge reservation means for allowing a user to designate a predetermined charge time zone and a target amount of electric power to be charged to the battery, a timer charge start time is determined. Upon carrying out the timer charge, when it is predicted that the timer charge and battery heating are simultaneously carried out, a required amount of extension of a charge time period is determined so as to complete charge of the battery by the designated time, and starts charge of the battery at a time advanced relative to the timer charge start time by the required amount of extension of a charge time period. With this control, charge of the battery can be completed at a predetermined time without unnecessary enhancement in a required capacity of a battery heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Okino, Hisashi Nioka, Shinsuke Higuchi, TAkashi Imori, Atsushi Takano