ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,409, issued on May 20, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Cooling structure of battery module for electric vehicle" was invented by Tae Yul Yoon (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooling structure of a battery module for an electric vehicle includes: a battery cell; a heat transfer agent disposed under the battery cell; a cooling path member disposed under the heat transfer agent to be in contact with the heat transfer agent; and a cover member covering the battery cell. A lower portion of the battery cell is in direct contact with the heat transfer agent."

The patent was filed on De...