ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,772, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Battery pack" was invented by Nathan J. Cruise (Phoenix, Md.), Alexander R. Barton (Baltimore) and Ralphy A. Louis (York, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a battery pack including improved fuse arrangement. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a battery cell holder holding the battery cells in a fixed position relative to each other, a printed circuit board attached to the battery cell holder and a busbar attached to the printed circuit board. The busbar may include a first leg extending away fr...