CONTROLLER
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240161554
The controller is installed in the vehicle along with the motor for driving, the auxiliary equipment, and the battery that supplies power to the motor and the auxiliary equipment. After the vehicle's system starts up, the controller is programmed to (A) calculate the power consumption of the auxiliary equipment using the power output from the battery; (B) estimate the auxiliary equipment electricity cost using the power consumption of the auxiliary equipment, the estimated driving time,…
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MULTI-BEAM OPERATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162969
A method of uplink beam selection that includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), one or more messages comprising configuration parameters of reference signals associated with a plurality of downlink beams comprising a first downlink beam; first determining, based on a beam sweeping process comprising measurement, of the reference signals, a plurality of uplink beams associated with the first downlink beam; second determining a first subset of uplink beams, of the plurality of uplink…
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR, ROTOR, DRIVE APPARATUS, AND END PLATE
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162793
A method for manufacturing a rotor capable of efficiently cooling down a magnet inserted into a magnet insertion hole of a rotor core is provided. The method for manufacturing the rotor includes: fixing a first end plate in which a slit is formed to one end part of the rotor core in an axial direction and causing a magnet insertion hole of the rotor core and the slit of the first end plate to be continuous; fixing a second end plate to another end part of the rotor core in the axial…
MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162763
A mounting structure for an electric motor including a stator core having a cylindrical shape along an axis, having a plurality of teeth in an inner peripheral portion, and having a plurality of holes in an outer peripheral portion at equal angular intervals about the axis, (a) the stator core is fastened to the case by bolts inserted through at least three fastening holes out of the plurality of holes, (b) by different fastened states between the stator core and the case by the bolts,…
POWER STORAGE CELL
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162582
A power storage cell comprises an electrode assembly, a cell case accommodating the electrode assembly, and an external terminal secured to an upper surface of the cell case. The external terminal has a terminal plate located above the cell case, and an insulating plate interposed between the cell case and the terminal plate. The insulating plate supports the terminal plate in such a manner that a gap is formed between the insulating plate and the terminal plate.
LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162569
A lithium-ion secondary battery includes: an electrode body in which a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer and a positive electrode current collector, and a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer and a negative electrode current collector, are laminated with a separator therebetween, the separator having a conductive layer, wherein: the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer…
LAMINATED BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED BATTERY
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162543
A laminated battery has a battery element and a laminate exterior body that seals the battery element. The laminate exterior body includes at least a resin layer and a metal layer that are laminated. The battery element includes substantially right-angled portions, and horizontal portions that are horizontal shaped. At 80% or more of areas of the metal layer that face the substantially right-angled portions of the battery element, a thickness T1 of the metal layer, with respect to a…
SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE BATTERY
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162533
A solid-state battery having a first current collector layer, a first active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second active material layer, and a second current collector layer in order as stated is provided. The first current collector layer and the second current collector layer have extended portions, the first current collector layer and the second current collector layer are joined to each other via a thermoplastic resin layer between the extended portions thereof, and…
METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162475
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a power storage device wherein a molding failure hardly occurs when molding a resin member. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a method for producing a power storage device, the method comprising: a preparing step of preparing a predetermined stacked member; a first placing step of placing a predetermined first mold; a first molding step of obtaining a predetermined nest B; a second placing…
METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE, AND ELECTRODE
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240162409
A method of producing an electrode includes: (a) forming an active material layer; and (b) forming a groove on a surface of the active material layer by laser processing of the surface of the active material layer. In the laser processing, a pulsed laser having a pulse width of 200 ns or less is used; an ambient pressure is 980 hPa or more; and assist gas has a flow rate of 5 m/s or less.
COLLAPSING TOW HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157741
A tow hook assembly including a housing, a receiving member, and a pin. The housing includes a side wall defining an asymmetric opening having a cam surface and an end wall. The pin is rotatably couples the receiving member to the housing between an extended position and a rotated position. The pin includes an extended portion received within the asymmetric opening of the housing. In the extended position, the extended portion abuts against the end wall to inhibit rotation of the…
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH PROGRAM
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240160767
An information processing device including a conversion section that converts plural data related to plural materials into vectors in a latent space, and a reception section that displays a graph plotted with the plural data according to the vectors in the latent space, that receives a specification of at least one of the data on the graph, and that also receives a change to a secrecy level or authorized disclosure parties of the data specified.
AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240160173
An automated transportation system comprises: an automated transportation device configured to transport an object to be conveyed, a stereo camera configured to obtain an image of the identification code and the stop position confirmation marker, and an information processing device configured to obtain a three-dimensional stop position information of the automated transportation device and the identification information from the taken image. The automated transportation device includes…
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240159549
Provided is an information processing device that includes at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: acquire a satellite image of the ground, which is captured by an artificial satellite, for a target area based on disaster information; based on the satellite image, detect an obstruction on a road which relates to passage of a vehicle; and output a road for which no obstruction is detected as a traversable road.
METHODS OF FACILITATING REMOVAL OF A FINGERPRINT
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240158722
Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating…
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157938
A driving assistance apparatus includes a tollgate type determiner and a travel controller. The tollgate type determiner determines whether or not a tollgate present in front of a vehicle is a speed-limit tollgate, on the basis of positional information on the vehicle and map information. The travel controller controls a travel speed of the vehicle in accordance with the result of determination by the tollgate type determiner. When the tollgate is the speed-limit tollgate, the travel…
CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157831
A charging control device includes: a contact-type automatic charger arranged under a floor and having an opening that opens to an outer surface of a vehicle body; a protective cover that opens and closes the opening; a cooling water circuit that cools at least one of an internal combustion engine prime mover or an electric unit; and a heating unit that is provided on a high water temperature path of the cooling water circuit and heats the contact-type automatic charger.
CHARGING SYSTEM
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157829
A charging system that charges a traveling battery of a vehicle by supplying power to the traveling battery from a charging device that inserts and removes a connector into and from an inlet of the vehicle, includes: a relay that electrically connects and disconnects an auxiliary battery of the vehicle and the charging device in a state in which the inlet and the connector are connected. Further, in a case where a power to be supplied to the charging device is lost, the charging system…
CHARGING SYSTEM
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157822
A charging system includes: a vehicle including an inlet, a vehicle controller, a battery for traveling of the vehicle, and an auxiliary battery for supplying power to the vehicle controller; and a charging device including a connector configured to be connected to the inlet of the vehicle, a charging controller, and a power source, the auxiliary battery of the vehicle and the power source of the charging device being configured to be electrically connected to each other when the inlet…
VEHICLE SHUTDOWN BASED ON A DANGEROUS SITUATION
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157760
An example operation includes detecting a vehicle is running inside an enclosed area; starting a timer when a person exits the vehicle and the enclosed area; and responsive to an expiration of the timer, ceasing the running of the vehicle.
