Patents by Inventor Toshio Uchiyama

Toshio Uchiyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20230291057
    Abstract: A battery case includes L-shaped plates. One L-shaped plate is composed of a bottom part and a wall part. The bottom part is located between base ends of support pillar members and a bottom plate and joined to the bottom plate. The wall part is placed against outer lateral surfaces of the support pillar members and mechanically joined to these outer lateral surfaces. Another L-shaped plate is composed of a bottom part and a wall part. The bottom part is located between base ends of support pillar members and the bottom plate and joined to the bottom plate. The wall part is placed against outer lateral surfaces of the support pillar members and mechanically joined to these outer lateral surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio UCHIYAMA, Kazuo EBATA, Takashi MURATA, Yo YAMAMOTO, Masahiro MISU
  • Patent number: 11081740
    Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage module; a housing case having a housing space formed therein and configured to house the power storage module in the housing space; a cooler arranged in the housing case and configured to cool air sent toward the power storage module; a storage portion configured to store condensation water generated as a result of cooling by the cooler; and an air permeable film configured to allow a vapor generated from the condensation water stored in the storage portion to pass therethrough. The storage portion and the air permeable film are provided in a separated space separated from the housing space. The vapor passes through the separated space and reaches the air permeable film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Uchiyama, Shigeyuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 10703188
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a floor panel; and a battery pack mounted under the floor panel. The battery pack includes: a plurality of cell stacks; a housing case including a bottom portion and configured to house the plurality of cell stacks; and a plurality of support members provided on the bottom portion and spaced apart from one another. When a front region, a central region and a rear region are defined in a bottom view of the housing case, a ratio of a total area where the support member is provided in the central region to an area of the central region is higher than a ratio of a total area where the support member is provided in the rear region to an area of the rear region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Watanabe, Shigeyuki Inoue, Toshio Uchiyama, Satoshi Inukai
  • Publication number: 20190312320
    Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage module; a housing case having a housing space formed therein and configured to house the power storage module in the housing space; a cooler arranged in the housing case and configured to cool air sent toward the power storage module; a storage portion configured to store condensation water generated as a result of cooling by the cooler; and an air permeable film configured to allow a vapor generated from the condensation water stored in the storage portion to pass therethrough. The storage portion and the air permeable film are provided in a separated space separated from the housing space. The vapor passes through the separated space and reaches the air permeable film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Uchiyama, Shigeyuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190291557
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a floor panel; and a battery pack mounted under the floor panel. The battery pack includes: a plurality of cell stacks; a housing case including a bottom portion and configured to house the plurality of cell stacks; and a plurality of support members provided on the bottom portion and spaced apart from one another. When a front region, a central region and a rear region are defined in a bottom view of the housing case, a ratio of a total area where the support member is provided in the central region to an area of the central region is higher than a ratio of a total area where the support member is provided in the rear region to an area of the rear region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka WATANABE, Shigeyuki Inoue, Toshio Uchiyama, Satoshi Inukai