US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Aug. 12 for "High-voltage device and safety system for high-voltage device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,249, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"High-voltage device and safety system for high-voltage device" was invented by Yoshihiro Nishimura (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high-voltage device used in a vehicle includes a high-voltage device body, a housing that houses the high-voltage device body, an ejection member, and a control device. The ejection member is configured to eject the insulating sealant into the housing in a mist or foam form with a gas flow. The control device is configured to activate the ejection member when a predetermined impact force on the vehicle is detecte...