ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,143, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle" was invented by Tatsuya Shimizu (Okazaki, Japan), Katsuya Shimazu (Toyota, Japan), Ayaka Kagami (Inazawa, Japan) and Mutsumi Kawashima (Nisshin, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a power storage device, a gas supply unit, a vehicle side refrigerant connector, a vehicle side electric connector, and a gas supply pipe. The power storage device includes an electric connector, a refrigerant connector, and a ventilation path. A first connection portion where the vehicle side refrigerant connector and the refrigerant connector are co...