ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,272,843, issued on April 8, was assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC (New York).

"Battery straps" was invented by Fabio F. Peluso (Cedarburg, Wis.), Jeffrey L. Troxel (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Dale B. Trester (Waukesha, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery and straps for a battery are disclosed. The battery according to various embodiments comprises a number of straps which connect a number of battery cells in series. The battery straps may pass through cutouts provided in a cell divider wall. The cutouts and straps may define a common headspace. The battery may have five connecting straps and two end straps."

The patent w...