ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,469, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Motor and motor system" was invented by Keiichi Kaneshige (Seto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The motor includes a case, a stator having a stator coil, a rotor facing the stator, and a terminal unit provided in an opening formed in the case. The terminal unit includes a main body and external connection terminals. A main body is fixed in the opening and is at least partially composed of an insulating material. The external connection terminals are held by the main body, extend inside and outside the case, and are electrically connected to the stator c...