Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo Sakayori

Yoshitomo Sakayori 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).

  • Quick charger and quick charging system for electric vehicle
    Patent number: 9061597
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a quick charger for an electric vehicle in which a quick charging cable can be compactly stored, which is excellent in safety, and in which the burden on a user in operations is lightened. Provided is a quick charger for an electric vehicle including: an operation panel provided on the front face of a body housing; an outlet for a charging cable provided on one side face of the body housing; a charging connector housing unit that is provided on the other side face of the body housing to hold a charging connector in the body housing; and a charging cable receiver that is provided at a lower part of the body housing, wherein the charging cable receiver has a function of holding an intermediate part of the charging cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Oda, Koichi Umezawa, Toshiyuki Utsuki, Yoshitomo Sakayori, Shoji Kawai, Masakatsu Horii
  • QUICK CHARGER AND QUICK CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130069588
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a quick charger for an electric vehicle in which a quick charging cable can be compactly stored, which is excellent in safety, and in which the burden on a user in operations is lightened. Provided is a quick charger for an electric vehicle including: an operation panel provided on the front face of a body housing; an outlet for a charging cable provided on one side face of the body housing; a charging connector housing unit that is provided on the other side face of the body housing to hold a charging connector in the body housing; and a charging cable receiver that is provided at a lower part of the body housing, wherein the charging cable receiver has a function of holding an intermediate part of the charging cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru ODA, Koichi UMEZAWA, Toshiyuki UTSUKI, Yoshitomo SAKAYORI, Shoji KAWAI, Masakatsu HORII
  • Electric vehicle charging station
    Patent number: D669026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Oda, Koichi Umezawa, Toshiyuki Utsuki, Yoshitomo Sakayori, Shoji Kawai, Masakatsu Horii