ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,943, issued on May 27, was assigned to Johns Manville (Denver).
"Battery enclosure" was invented by Dana Gabriela Miloaga (Lakewood, Colo.), Georg Kasmeier (Munich), Stefan Schierz (Munich), Markus Freiberger (Olching, Germany) and Leonie van der Meulen (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery enclosure and method for manufacturing the same from organosheet materials. The battery enclosure includes a top cover with crossbeams integrated therein by overmolding that secures to a bottom panel to enclose a space for containing components of a battery. The bottom panel includes overmolded structural ribs to provide strength and ri...