ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,064, issued on May 6, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Rechargeable battery monitoring system, battery pack and electric vehicle" was invented by Yanhui Fu (Ningde, China), Le Chu (Ningde, China), Zhongliang Guo (Ningde, China) and Qiandeng Li (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relate to a rechargeable battery monitoring system, a battery pack, and an electric vehicle. A rechargeable battery includes battery units and an MSD switch. The battery units are serially-connected, and the MSD switch is connected between adjacent battery units. The monitoring system in...