Patents by Inventor Takurou HIRANO

Takurou HIRANO 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: 11766927
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a low voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the low voltage battery supplying an electric power to an electric component mounted to a vehicle; a high voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the high voltage battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the low voltage battery; a first rotating electrical machine that operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery, the first rotating electrical machine generating a torque for driving the vehicle; and a second rotating electrical machine for starting the engine. The second rotating electrical machine operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Nishihiro, Masahiko Tahara, Masaharu Mochizuki, Takurou Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220242246
    Abstract: The power supply device includes a low voltage battery, a high voltage battery, a starter generator, a DC-DC converter, a changeover switch, and a controller. When an abnormality or a failure has occurred in the DC-DC converter, the controller controls the changeover switch to connect the starter generator to the other battery without via the DC-DC converter and controls the output of the starter generator corresponding to the connected other battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NISHIHIRO, Masahiko TAHARA, Masaharu MOCHIZUKI, Takurou HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20220234436
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a low voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the low voltage battery supplying an electric power to an electric component mounted to a vehicle; a high voltage battery constituted by a lithium-ion battery, the high voltage battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the low voltage battery; a first rotating electrical machine that operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery, the first rotating electrical machine generating a torque for driving the vehicle; and a second rotating electrical machine for starting the engine. The second rotating electrical machine operates by an electric power supplied from the high voltage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa NISHIHIRO, Masahiko TAHARA, Masaharu MOCHIZUKI, Takurou HIRANO