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Patent No.:

US 12533973 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2022

Contactless charging device and contactless charging method

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Takahiro Hirano, Gotemba, JP;

Shogo Tsuge, Fuji, JP;

Ryosuke Ikemura, Susono, JP;

Yohei Arino, Nagoya, JP;

Masaki Ito, Toyota, JP;

Yuki Takahashi, Susono, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett and Dunner, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Edward Tso

Assistant Examiner:

Aaron undefined Piggush

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/126 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/37 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/126 (2019.02); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/37 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.02); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A controller of a contactless charging device performs a process including: acquiring vehicle information when a vehicle is present above a power transmitting device; permitting charging when it is determined that the vehicle is an electrically powered vehicle used as a taxi; starting charging; prohibiting charging when it is determined that the vehicle is not an electrically powered vehicle used as a taxi; and performing a notification process.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hirano, Takahiro. (2026). Contactless charging device and contactless charging method (U.S. Patent No. 12533973). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12533973

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