ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,208, issued on July 22, was assigned to A. Kayser Automotive Systems GmbH (Einbeck, Germany).
"Protective device for a housing" was invented by Heiko Freter (Einbeck, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective device for a housing, such as a battery housing, is provided for discharging an overpressure from the interior of the housing. The protective device has a closure element for sealing an opening in the housing in a first operating state. The closure element is arranged to be movable relative to the housing and is configured to be moved into a second operating state in a non-destructive manner. A bearing element is provi...