ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,131, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).
"Ventilation system for a vehicle battery" was invented by Ryan Patrick Hickey (Austin, Texas), Phillip Daniel Hamelin (Clarkston, Mich.) and Alexander M. Bilinski (Avoca, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable energy storage system includes a battery having a plurality of cells. The battery pack includes a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side, an upper surface, and a lower surface. A battery support includes a support surface supporting the plurality of cells. The support surface has a first end portion, a second e...