Patents by Inventor Reina YAMADA

Reina YAMADA 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: 11196101
    Abstract: A battery discharge controller configured to control a hybrid system having first and second batteries includes a charged electric charge amount calculating section and a discharge controlling section. The discharge controlling section controls the DC/DC converter such that the first battery and the second battery are both discharged when a first reserve electric charge amount, which is a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined first lower limit electric charge amount from the charged electric charge amount of the first battery, has a positive value, a second reserve electric charge amount, which is a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined second lower limit electric charge amount from the charged electric charge amount of the second battery, has a positive value, and an absolute value of a difference between the first reserve electric charge amount and the second reserve electric charge amount is less than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Reina Yamada, Koji Murakami, Ken Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11001162
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply device includes a relay controller. When a low voltage switching request is made to set a mode for supplying electric power from a switching module group to a low voltage power supply, the relay controller is configured to perform in sequence a first process of switching a first main relay and a second main relay to an open state, a second process of connecting a first switching relay to a second electrode terminal of the low voltage power supply and switching a second switching relay to a closed state, a third process of switching a precharge relay to a closed state and switching a third switching relay to a closed state, a fourth process of switching the second main relay to a closed state, and a fifth process of switching the precharge relay to an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Reina Yamada, Kenji Kataoka, Hiroshi Sato, Koji Murakami, Ken Yoshida, Shin Okumura
  • Publication number: 20190363406
    Abstract: A battery discharge controller configured to control a hybrid system having first and second batteries includes a charged electric charge amount calculating section and a discharge controlling section. The discharge controlling section controls the DC/DC converter such that the first battery and the second battery are both discharged when a first reserve electric charge amount, which is a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined first lower limit electric charge amount from the charged electric charge amount of the first battery, has a positive value, a second reserve electric charge amount, which is a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined second lower limit electric charge amount from the charged electric charge amount of the second battery, has a positive value, and an absolute value of a difference between the first reserve electric charge amount and the second reserve electric charge amount is less than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reina Yamada, Koji Murakami, Ken Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20190359078
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply device includes a relay controller. When a low voltage switching request is made to set a mode for supplying electric power from a switching module group to a low voltage power supply, the relay controller is configured to perform in sequence a first process of switching a first main relay and a second main relay to an open state, a second process of connecting a first switching relay to a second electrode terminal of the low voltage power supply and switching a second switching relay to a closed state, a third process of switching a precharge relay to a closed state and switching a third switching relay to a closed state, a fourth process of switching the second main relay to a closed state, and a fifth process of switching the precharge relay to an open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reina YAMADA, Kenji KATAOKA, Hiroshi SATO, Koji MURAKAMI, Ken YOSHIDA, Shin OKUMURA