ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,524, issued on July 29, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Battery system, power equipment apparatus having the same, and electric lawnmower" was invented by Lawrence J. Lardieri (Greensboro, N.C.) and Christopher D. Meeks (Greensboro, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery system for a power equipment apparatus including a battery, a first latch and a second latch. The first latch and the second latch can be movable between a locked position where the first and second latches are configured to engage with a mating structure of the apparatus and a released position where the first and second latches are disengaged ...