US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on July 14 for "Electrified vehicle" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,228, issued on July 14, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Electrified vehicle" was invented by Takeo Segawa (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrified vehicle includes a motor, a battery, an inverter, and a control device. The inverter is provided between the battery and the motor, and converts DC power from the battery into AC power. AC power is supplied to the motor. The control device can execute a specified operation while electrified vehicle is stopped. The specific operation includes determining a target electrical angle based on an initial value of the electrical angle of the motor, controlli...