ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,324, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery module having improved gas venting structure, and battery pack including same" was invented by Jae Min Yoo (Daejeon, South Korea), Jeong Oh Moon (Daejeon, South Korea), Young Bum Cho (Daejeon, South Korea), Eun Gyu Shin (Daejeon, South Korea) and Seung Joon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module has an improved gas venting structure, and a battery pack including the same. Heat emission efficiency of a battery cell can be improved, and the outflow of sparks or embers can be blocked even when a thermal runaw...