Patents by Inventor Kenji ZAITSU

Kenji ZAITSU 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: 20250115155
    Abstract: In a battery system including a battery, a storage unit, and a control unit, the storage unit stores a first battery identifier associated with personal information in another system and a second battery identifier not associated with personal information in the other system, and the control unit selectively transmits either the first battery identifier or the second battery identifier to a predetermined information processing device together with battery information related to a status of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Iwao NITTA, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Kenji ZAITSU, Sotaro HAYASHI, Ryota SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20250111412
    Abstract: An information processing device acquires first data relating to a status of a first vehicle having a driving battery, acquires second data relating to a status of the driving battery, and calculates an evaluation value relating to the first vehicle based on the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Iwao NITTA, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Kenji ZAITSU, Sotaro HAYASHI, Ryota SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20250029431
    Abstract: The mobile body includes a power storage device and a control device. The control device stores identification information of a first power storage device when the first power storage device is installed in the mobile body as the power storage device. When the first power storage device is replaced with the second power storage device and the identification information of the first power storage device stored in the control device is rewritten to the identification information of the second power storage device, the control device transmits a first signal indicating that the power storage device is replaced to the outside of the mobile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20250014459
    Abstract: An information management system includes a data management device and a server. The data management device records the management information including the identification information of the power storage device, the identification information of the user using the power storage device, and the hash value of the use history information of the power storage device in the distributed ledger. The server is configured to be able to read management information. The server is configured to be able to acquire the use history information from the data management device. The server is configured to transmit the provision information based on the use history information in response to the transmission request. The provision information based on the use history information is information including at least one of use history information and information generated based on the use history information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240208333
    Abstract: A vehicle management method includes: obtaining first SOH information that indicates a degree of deterioration of a power storage device of a vehicle based on charge data on the power storage device measured while the vehicle is executing external charge of the power storage device using power supplied externally; obtaining second SOH information that indicates the degree of deterioration of the power storage device based on history data about deterioration of the power storage device recorded in the vehicle when the vehicle is not executing external charge of the power storage device; and determining whether the history data have been tampered with by comparing the first SOH information and the second SOH information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240212397
    Abstract: A vehicle management method includes: determining whether a power storage device provided in a vehicle has been replaced; and determining whether replacement of the power storage device has been performed in an unauthorized manner when a determination that the power storage device has been replaced is made, wherein the determining as to whether the replacement has been performed in an unauthorized manner includes determining whether the replacement has been performed at an authorized site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240166085
    Abstract: A server includes: a communication unit (acquisition unit) that acquires information about a degree of degradation of a battery (secondary battery); and a processor (control unit) that calculates a lease fee of the battery using the information about the degree of degradation of the battery. The processor performs suppression processing for suppressing an increase of the lease fee, the increase of the lease fee being based on deterioration of a degree of discharging-caused degradation caused by discharging in response to a request for adjusting a power demand/supply state in a power system (PG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240166084
    Abstract: A server includes: a communication unit that communicates with a mobile terminal (terminal) of a user; and a processor (control unit) that controls the communication unit. When the communication unit has not received deterioration information (battery information) on a battery from the mobile terminal for greater than or equal to a cycle (predetermined period), the processor performs control for obtaining the deterioration information through the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240169420
    Abstract: A server includes: a communication unit (acquisition unit) that acquires information of a capacity retention (degree of degradation) of a battery (secondary battery); and a processor (control unit) that calculates a lease fee of the battery using the information of the capacity retention. The processor performs suppression processing for suppressing an increase of the lease fee, the increase of the lease fee being based on deterioration (decrease) of the capacity retention due to an environment in which the electrically powered vehicle is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240169419
    Abstract: A leasing method includes obtaining first data representing a history of a current that flows in a power storage mounted on a vehicle, obtaining second data representing a history of an amount of accelerator operation in the vehicle, obtaining third data representing a travel distance or a time period of travel of the vehicle, obtaining an accident risk of the vehicle based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, and obtaining a degree of exhaustion of a consumable including the power storage based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, the consumable being provided to the vehicle by lease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240170990
    Abstract: A management method for a power storage device includes: when energy management by charging or discharging of a power storage device is requested from an aggregator, determining whether or not requested power for charging or discharging exceeds a predetermined value; when the requested power exceeds the predetermined value, if the aggregator having requested is a registered aggregator, performing charging or discharging of the power storage device in accordance with the request; and when the requested power exceeds the predetermined value, if the aggregator having requested is not the registered aggregator, not performing charging or discharging of the power storage device in accordance with the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240161553
    Abstract: A management method for managing a power storage device includes: when information indicating that an accident has occurred with regard to a target vehicle including a power storage device, obtaining first owner information indicating an owner of the power storage device from a data management device that manages information about a plurality of vehicles including the target vehicle; specifying the owner of the power storage device using the obtained first owner information; and providing, to a terminal of the specified owner of the power storage device, a notification that informs the occurrence of the accident of the target vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO