ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,305, issued on Dec. 16.

"Battery module or pack and method of construction" was invented by Triston Cooper (Lincoln, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack and method for assembly provide a battery pack that does not require spot welding and does not require bolts to maintain contact compression of the individual battery cells. In one embodiment, each individual cell is a 18650 size lithium ion rechargeable battery cell, but the battery pack can use any size, type or shape individual battery cells with an easy modification of parts of the battery pack."

The patent was filed on June 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/834,2...