ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,146, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Multi-functional component for battery packs" was invented by Brandon Thayer (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Shubham Pradeep Agnihotri (Irvine, Calif.), Casey Taylor Dunn (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Ryan Arens (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure relate to a multi-functional bracket, such as for a battery pack. The disclosed bracket may allow for a simplified and more efficient assembly process for the battery pack using a plastic snap-fit main body, while providing both structural integrity for the pack using a overmolded r...