ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,210, issued on June 24, was assigned to Clarios Advanced Solutions GmbH (Hannover, Germany).

"Energy storage system" was invented by Helge Brenner (Hannover, Germany), Ralf Joswig (Buchholz, Germany) and Markus Hoh (Wunstorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an energy storage system, in particular for use in a vehicle, preferably for use in a hybrid vehicle, wherein the energy storage system has the following: a multiplicity of lithium ion cells, a housing with an interior space for receiving the lithium-ion cells and having an opening and a cover device. A barrier layer is provided, at least in certain areas, betw...