US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Aug. 19 for "Cell carrier and vent tray arrangement for a high-voltage battery" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,852, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Cell carrier and vent tray arrangement for a high-voltage battery" was invented by Kyle J. Clare (Brighton, Mich.), William J. Bartlomiej II (New Haven, Mich.) and James P. Depoorter (Warren, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell carrier and vent tray arrangement for high-voltage batteries includes a cell vent tray having a vent tray body having first and second tray ribs extending outward from a top surface of the vent tray body, wherein the tray ribs run along a longitudinal direction and include one or more notches formed in one or both o...