ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,104, issued on May 6, was assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC (New York).
"Vent housing for advanced batteries" was invented by Robert J. Mack (Milwaukee) and William M. Cavanaugh (Sussex, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion defining a sealed volume. A plurality of electrochemical cells is provided in the volume, each of the plurality of electrochemical cells including a respective vent to enable a release of a gas into the volume when an internal pressure of the respective electrochemical cell reaches a threshold. A ventilation vent is coupled with th...