Patents by Inventor Masami Inagaki

Masami Inagaki 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).

  • High-voltage equipment housing and high-voltage connector
    Patent number: 7508097
    Abstract: A PCU having an inverter and the like includes a connector electrically connecting the PCU and external equipment located outside the PCU, a safety bar attaching the connector for preventing the connector from being touched, and an ECU detecting that an interlock circuit is opened via an interlock signal line in response to detachment of the safety bar to shut off supply of electric power to the PCU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norifumi Furuta, Masami Inagaki, Masaaki Kaneko, Tatsuya Kawai
  • High-voltage equipment housing and high-voltage connector
    Publication number: 20050032404
    Abstract: A PCU having an inverter and the like includes a connector electrically connecting the PCU and external equipment located outside the PCU, a safety bar attaching the connector for preventing the connector from being touched, and an ECU detecting that an interlock circuit is opened via an interlock signal line in response to detachment of the safety bar to shut off supply of electric power to the PCU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norifumi Furuta, Masami Inagaki, Masaaki Kaneko, Tatsuya Kawai