Patents by Inventor Kazu HAMADA

Kazu HAMADA 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).

  • Electrically powered vehicle
    Patent number: 10946766
    Abstract: An electrically powered vehicle includes a battery, a mounting member, a switch, and a switch controller. The battery is configured to supply power for moving. On the mounting member, a supplementary battery configured to supply power for moving is detachably mountable. The switch is configured to switch connection of the battery and the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member between series and parallel connections. The switch controller is configured to control the switch in accordance with condition information about the battery and condition information about the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazu Hamada, Kosuke Hirabayashi, Kazuhiro Goto, Akihiro Kawakami, Satoshi Inoue
  • ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200086761
    Abstract: An electrically powered vehicle includes a battery, a mounting member, a switch, and a switch controller. The battery is configured to supply power for moving. On the mounting member, a supplementary battery configured to supply power for moving is detachably mountable. The switch is configured to switch connection of the battery and the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member between series and parallel connections. The switch controller is configured to control the switch in accordance with condition information about the battery and condition information about the supplementary battery mounted on the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazu HAMADA, Kosuke HIRABAYASHI, Kazuhiro GOTO, Akihiro KAWAKAMI, Satoshi INOUE