US Patent Issued to IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING on May 27 for "Thermal runaway detection of automotive traction batteries employing force-sensing resistor (FSR) pressure sensor" (Luxembourger, French, Belgian, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,781, issued on May 27, was assigned to IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A. (Echternach, Luxembourg).

"Thermal runaway detection of automotive traction batteries employing force-sensing resistor (FSR) pressure sensor" was invented by Philippe Boyer (Boust, France), Arthur Cretin (Luxembourg), Patrick Di Mario Cola (Serrouville, France), Thierry Goniva (Luxembourg), Martin Thinnes (Trierweiler, Germany) and Lukas Wurth (Arlon, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detection device for detecting a thermal runaway condition in a rechargeable automotive traction battery that includes a closed traction battery housing for r...