US Patent Issued to Dyson Technology on July 29 for "Battery cell with internal swelling relief and external cooling features" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,734, issued on July 29, was assigned to Dyson Technology Ltd. (Malmesbury, Great Britain).

"Battery cell with internal swelling relief and external cooling features" was invented by Ian Andrew Hunt (Bristol, Great Britain) and Alex Madsen (Swindon, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell including an electrode assembly contained within a housing. The electrode assembly shrinks and/or swells depending on a charge/discharge cycle of the cell. A swelling compensation member configured to shrink upon swelling of the electrode assembly, and expand upon on shrinking of the electrode assembly is in continuous contact wit...