ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,423, issued on July 15, was assigned to FLEX-N-GATE ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LLC (Warren, Mich.).
"Electric vehicle battery enclosure" was invented by Geoffrey Brooks (Macomb, Mich.), Steve Perucca (Clinton Township, Mich.), Robert L Fontichiaro (Saline, Mich.), John Chiang (Commerce Township, Mich.), Paul Martini (Tecumseh, Canada), Derek Bezaire (Amherstburg, Canada) and Aaron Boyer (Washington, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery enclosure includes a tub defining an internal volume, a lid, a cross member within the internal volume, and a mounting bracket. The tub has a bottom and a wall integrally formed with the bo...