ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,893, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).
"In-situ gas detection and monitoring of battery cells during formation and intended use" was invented by Lei Wang (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Anil Bika (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Gongshin Qi (Troy, Mich.), Michelle H Wiebenga (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Andrew J. Galant (Shelby Township, Mich.) and William Osad (Macomb, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell monitoring system includes: a battery cell including an electrode stack disposed within a case; a gas sensor disposed within, attached to or connected to the case and configured to de...