ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,978, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Coil unit" was invented by Jin Katsuya (Wako, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil unit includes: a coil which transmits power to a power receiving device in a non-contact manner; a casing which accommodates the coil; and a core member that is inserted into an air core region of the coil and penetrates the casing to protrude outward, wherein the core member includes a frame-shaped wall portion which is disposed in the air core region and a lid portion which opens and closes an opening end of the wall portion."
The patent was filed on Feb. 23, 2024, under A...