US Patent Issued to ArcelorMittal on March 11 for "Protective element for a battery pack of a hybrid or electric vehicle and process for the assembling of a reinforced battery pack" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,603, issued on March 11, was assigned to ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg).

"Protective element for a battery pack of a hybrid or electric vehicle and process for the assembling of a reinforced battery pack" was invented by Nicolas Schneider (Saint Martin Longueau, France) and Kevin Bardin (Chantilly, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective element (1) named shield element for a battery pack of an electric or hybrid vehicle, wherein the protective element (1) includes a securing device (2) configured to removably secure the shield element (1) both to the battery pack and to a body (11) of the vehicle."

The patent was filed on D...