US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Dec. 9 for "Magnetic force dilatometer for measuring dilation of individual electrode" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,520, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Magnetic force dilatometer for measuring dilation of individual electrode" was invented by Robert D. Schmidt (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), William Osad (Macomb, Mich.), Ratandeep Singh Kukreja (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Daad Bourhan Haddad (Warren, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dilatometer for measuring battery dilation including: a battery cell with a first electrode and a second electrode; an internal magnetic sensing element; and a magnetic force sensor. The internal magnetic sensing element is configured to move in response to expansion the...