Patents by Inventor Yasutoshi Mizuno

Yasutoshi Mizuno 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: 9669703
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, a duct through which air for cooling the battery flows, and a bumper, wherein an opening portion at an end of the duct faces an outer face of the duct inside the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Yasutoshi Mizuno, Toshiyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 9627721
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes: a first battery stack (15) including a plurality of cells that are aligned in a first direction; a second battery stack (11 to 14) including a plurality of cells that are aligned in a second direction different from the first direction, the second battery stack being placed under the first battery stack; and a duct for coolant. The duct is disposed along the first battery stack and is positioned between the first battery stack and the second battery stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Shigeru Fukuda, Shigeto Ozaki, Yasutoshi Mizuno, Toshiyuki Hara, Takanori Kumagai, Kenji Iida, Isao Nakagawa, Makoto Kobayashi, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinsuke Azuma, Yoshiaki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8960350
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor panel and an electric storage apparatus fixed to a lower face of the floor panel and outputting an energy for use in running of the vehicle. The electric storage apparatus includes a first electric storage stack including a plurality of electric storage elements, an electronic device used to control charge and discharge of the electric storage apparatus and located below the first electric storage stack in the vehicle, and a case accommodating the first electric storage stack and the electronic device and fixed to the lower face of the floor panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Shigeru Fukuda, Shigeto Ozaki, Takanori Kumagai, Yasutoshi Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20130241493
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes: a first battery stack (15) including a plurality of cells that are aligned in a first direction; a second battery stack (11 to 14) including a plurality of cells that are aligned in a second direction different from the first direction, the second battery stack being placed under the first battery stack; and a duct for coolant. The duct is disposed along the first battery stack and is positioned between the first battery stack and the second battery stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Shigeru Fukuda, Shigeto Ozaki, Yasutoshi Mizuno, Toshiyuki Hara, Takanori Kumagai, Kenji Iida, Isao Nakagawa, Makoto Kobayashi, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Shinsuke Azuma, Yoshiaki Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20130153312
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, a duct through which air for cooling the battery flows, and a bumper, wherein an opening portion at an end of the duct faces an outer face of the duct inside the bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Yasutoshi Mizuno, Toshiyuki Hara
  • Publication number: 20130146373
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor panel and an electric storage apparatus fixed to a lower face of the floor panel and outputting an energy for use in running of the vehicle. The electric storage apparatus includes a first electric storage stack including a plurality of electric storage elements, an electronic device used to control charge and discharge of the electric storage apparatus and located below the first electric storage stack in the vehicle, and a case accommodating the first electric storage stack and the electronic device and fixed to the lower face of the floor panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kosaki, Shigeru Fukuda, Shigeto Ozaki, Takanori Kumagai, Yasutoshi Mizuno
  • Patent number: 5183517
    Abstract: An improved permanent magnet composition comprising 22 to 28 wt % R, 5 to 16 wt % iron, 0.2 to 6.5 wt % copper, 0.1 to 6 wt % manganese, 0.5 to 6 wt % A, 0.1 to 2 wt % B and the balance cobalt, in which R is at least one of rare earth elements including yttrium, A is at least one of zinc and zirconium and B is at least one element selected from the group of aluminum, bismath and thallium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Electrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Yasumura, Teruo Kiyomiya, Yasutoshi Mizuno, Kazuo Matsui