ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,923, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).
"Optimized battery assembly venting" was invented by Daniel Alfredo Hernandez Saab (Irvine, Calif.), Rafael Lujan (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Bruce Philip Edwards (Menlo Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided to vent a battery pack system. The battery pack system comprises a first wall positioned in a first portion of a vehicle and a second wall positioned in a second portion of the vehicle. A first plurality of pressure release valves is embedded in the first wall, wherein the first plurality of pressure release...