Patents by Inventor Shintaro Kosetsu

Shintaro Kosetsu 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: 9834109
    Abstract: A vehicle is configured to carry out external charging operation in which an in-vehicle battery is charged with electric power from a device outside the vehicle. The vehicle includes the in-vehicle battery, a charger and a control device. The charger is configured to output electric power from the device outside the vehicle to the in-vehicle battery. The control device is configured to control the charger so that the external charging operation is completed by time set by a user. Furthermore, the control device is configured to preferentially allocate a period of time during which the external charging operation is carried out in order of a priority time period set by the user, an immediate time period immediately after the priority time period and a preceding time period immediately before the priority time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shintaro Kosetsu
  • Publication number: 20150298569
    Abstract: A vehicle is configured to carry out external charging operation in which an in-vehicle battery is charged with electric power from a device outside the vehicle. The vehicle includes the in-vehicle battery, a charger and a control device. The charger is configured to output electric power from the device outside the vehicle to the in-vehicle battery. The control device is configured to control the charger so that the external charging operation is completed by time set by a user. Furthermore, the control device is configured to preferentially allocate a period of time during which the external charging operation is carried out in order of a priority time period set by the user, an immediate time period immediately after the priority time period and a preceding time period immediately before the priority time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shintaro KOSETSU
  • Patent number: 9126486
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a connection signal line having electric potential is changed when a connector of a power charging cable is attached to a control pilot line through which a pilot signal CPLT is transmitted from the power charging cable. The charging connector is attached to a vehicle in place of the power charging cable. The power supply connector includes a first connection portion connected to the connection signal line and a second connection portion connected to the first connection portion and the control pilot line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeki Kinomura, Tomoya Ono, Shintaro Kosetsu
  • Publication number: 20140217813
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a connection signal line having electric potential is changed when a connector of a power charging cable is attached to a control pilot line through which a pilot signal CPLT is transmitted from the power charging cable. The charging connector is attached to a vehicle in place of the power charging cable. The power supply connector includes a first connection portion connected to the connection signal line and a second connection portion connected to the first connection portion and the control pilot line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeki Kinomura, Tomoya Ono, Shintaro Kosetsu