Patents by Inventor Terufumi KOBAYASHI

Terufumi KOBAYASHI 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).

  • Fuel cell device and vehicle with the same mounted thereon
    Patent number: 10903513
    Abstract: A fuel cell device that can prevent exposure of a cell stack to the outside of a stack case, and a vehicle with the same mounted thereon. The fuel cell device includes a cell stack, end plates disposed at opposite ends of the cell stack in a stacking direction of fuel cells, and a stack case housing the cell stack and end plates. The stack case has a bottom surface portion, end plate facing portions facing the respective end plates, side surface portions extending in the stacking direction, and mount portions disposed near corner portions between the respective side surface portions and end plate facing portions and on outer walls of the respective side surface portions such that the mount portions are positioned in a pair across the bottom surface portion. The bottom surface portion has rib portions disposed thereon that each extends between a pair of the mount portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hamada, Hideyuki Kanazawa, Terufumi Kobayashi
  • FUEL CELL DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON
    Publication number: 20190260061
    Abstract: A fuel cell device that can prevent exposure of a cell stack to the outside of a stack case, and a vehicle with the same mounted thereon. The fuel cell device includes a cell stack, end plates disposed at opposite ends of the cell stack in a stacking direction of fuel cells, and a stack case housing the cell stack and end plates. The stack case has a bottom surface portion, end plate facing portions facing the respective end plates, side surface portions extending in the stacking direction, and mount portions disposed near corner portions between the respective side surface portions and end plate facing portions and on outer walls of the respective side surface portions such that the mount portions are positioned in a pair across the bottom surface portion. The bottom surface portion has rib portions disposed thereon that each extends between a pair of the mount portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi HAMADA, Hideyuki KANAZAWA, Terufumi KOBAYASHI