Patents by Inventor Kunihiro JO

Kunihiro JO 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: 11329343
    Abstract: A battery device for a vehicle, which can be miniaturized while including ancillary instruments such as a relay device. The battery device is mounted in a lower portion of a vehicle, and including a battery case; a plurality of battery modules accommodated in the battery case and arranged such that at least some of the battery modules are stacked in a plurality of levels; and a first relay device that switches connection and disconnection between external electric devices and the battery modules. The first relay device is disposed on a side in a vehicle width direction of a portion where the battery modules are stacked in a plurality of levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Iwata, Junya Kono, Yoshihiko Yayoshi, Tomohiro Masui, Tomoyoshi Matsushima, Kunihiro Jo, Daisuke Watanabe, Yoshinobu Katayama
  • Publication number: 20200343502
    Abstract: A battery device for a vehicle, which can be miniaturized while including ancillary instruments such as a relay device. The battery device is mounted in a lower portion of a vehicle, and including a battery case; a plurality of battery modules accommodated in the battery case and arranged such that at least some of the battery modules are stacked in a plurality of levels; and a first relay device that switches connection and disconnection between external electric devices and the battery modules. The first relay device is disposed on a side in a vehicle width direction of a portion where the battery modules are stacked in a plurality of levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo IWATA, Junya KONO, Yoshihiko YAYOSHI, Tomohiro MASUI, Tomoyoshi MATSUSHIMA, Kunihiro JO, Daisuke WATANABE, Yoshinobu KATAYAMA