ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,692, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Megaware KeelGuard Reacquisition LLC (Ogden, Utah).

"Customizable support pad for reducing vibration and gravitational shock acting on a battery" was invented by Thomas Steven Andreas (Versailles, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a support pad formed of a shock absorbing material capable of absorbing energy resulting from vibration and gravitational forces acting on a battery disposed in engagement with the support pad and, correspondingly, transferring gravitational forces that occur along a z-axis resulting from up and down movement of the battery and dispersing ...