ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,377, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Los Angeles).

"Energy unit cells for primary vehicle structure" was invented by Antonio Bernerd Martinez (El Segundo, Calif.) and John Russell Bucknell (El Segundo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatuses for energy unit cells for primary structures are described. The method comprises obtaining enclosure criteria of an enclosure space, wherein the enclosure space is configured to contain an energy storage device. The method further comprises obtaining a load case of a primary structure of a vehicle. The method further comprises determining a prim...