ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,009, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle" was invented by Shinji Ichikawa (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle includes an object device and a first power storage device and a second power storage device that can be connected in parallel to the object device. The first power storage device includes a first battery. The second power storage device includes a second battery. When a voltage difference between a voltage of the first battery and a voltage of the second battery is greater than a reference value, at least one of the first battery and the second battery is not...