ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,546, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Energy storage floor assembly for an electrically drivable motor vehicle" was invented by Alexander Boeck (Munich) and Nermin Kecalevic (Markt Schwaben, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy storage floor assembly for a motor vehicle having an electric drive includes an electrical energy storage device accommodated in a storage housing and arranged on the bottom side of a vehicle floor. At least one longitudinal beam is arranged within the storage housing. The front end of the longitudinal beam, viewed in the vehicle direction, is connected at lea...