US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on June 2 for "Electrified vehicle" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,389, issued on June 2, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Electrified vehicle" was invented by Takahiro Yamashita (Toyota, Japan), Ayako Hasegawa (Nagoya, Japan), Hiroki Kunifuda (Chiryu, Japan) and Yumi Iraha (Okazaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The first fastening member, to which the engine-side end of the plate part that fixes a part of the power control device, is fastened is connected to the first wall part of the case body. In addition, the connection part between the housing to which the engine block is connected and the first wall part and the connection part between the first fastening member and...