ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,557, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to AMPERE S.A.S. (Boulogne-Billancourt, France).

"Battery pack with cooling circuit" was invented by Thierry Tourret (Gambais, France) and David Leray (Gif sur Yvette, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, which is constituted by an upper casing and a lower casing, is provided with a cooling circuit which enables circulation in the pack of a cooling fluid which is intended to be sprayed onto battery modules by spray nozzles. The cooling circuit is suitable for ensuring circulation of the cooling fluid in a closed circuit inside the pack, wit...