ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,260, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to EVLO ENERGY STORAGE INC. (Montreal, Canada).

"Energy storage unit with active ventilation system and associated method" was invented by Eric Latulipe (Montreal, Canada), Martin Burns (Montreal, Canada), Philippe Mongeau (Montreal, Canada) and Jean-Francois Paul (Montreal, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy storage unit capable of controlling a thermal runaway, comprising an enclosure for housing battery modules for energy storage, a movable panel configurable between a closed position and an open position, a controllable actuator, connected to the movable panel, for moving the mova...