ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,680, issued on March 11, was assigned to BETA Air LLC (South Burlington, Vt.).

"Power source assembly systems and methods" was invented by Herman Wiegman (South Burlington, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various techniques are provided to assemble, manufacture, and use a power source. A power source assembly system is provided to apply a compressive force on a plurality of battery cells so that the battery cells may be inserted into a compact container without damaging the battery cells."

The patent was filed on March 13, 2024, under Application No. 18/603,352.

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