ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,414, issued on July 15, was assigned to BETA AIR LLC (South Burlington, Vt.).

"Battery pack with airgap sizing for preventing ejecta debris clogging" was invented by Sam Wagner (South Burlington, Vt.) and Nathan Goldsberry (South Burlington, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly and a method of manufacturing a battery pack with airgap sizing for preventing ejecta debris clogging are disclosed. The assembly includes a battery module configured to house a battery unit, wherein the battery module includes a battery cell and a cooling plate configured to stabilize battery cell temperature. The assembly includes a fire wall confi...