ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,799, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Battery apparatus" was invented by Hironori Ogura (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery apparatus may include: one or more battery cells; a fire-extinguishing agent, which includes a component, chemical or composition that has a combustion inhibiting or suppressing effect; a flame-resistant member having a limiting oxygen index that is higher than the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere; and a casing, which is made of a polymer and houses the battery cell(s), the fire-extinguishing agent, and the flame-resistant member. The fire-extinguishing agen...