ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,774, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).
"Marine battery safety system and method" was invented by John N. Oenick (Madison, Wis.), Eric S. Mueller (Fond du Lac, Wis.), Steven J. Gonring (Slinger, Wis.) and Trevor George (Savoy, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marine battery pack including an enclosure defining a cavity, a plurality of cell modules within the cavity, each comprising a plurality of battery cells, and at least one sensor configured to sense at least one of a temperature, a pressure, a presence of water, and a gas content within the cavity. A controller is configured to detect an eve...