US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on June 3 for "Battery pack with exhaust conduit and gas flow channel for thermal runaway protection" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,829, issued on June 3, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Battery pack with exhaust conduit and gas flow channel for thermal runaway protection" was invented by Jishn Yogeshchandra Patel (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Vicente Domenech-Llopis (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack includes an elongated exhaust conduit defining a gas flow channel. The exhaust conduit includes a longitudinal center axis and a terminal end having a pack vent. The battery pack also includes fins disposed within the gas flow channel, and a plurality of battery cells arranged adjacent to the exhaust c...