ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,597, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC.
"Battery thermal release layer" was invented by Soo Kim (Fremont, Calif.) and Ki Tae Park (Santa Clara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal release layer for electrode materials in a battery cell is provided. The battery cell can include a terminal and an electrode, in contact with the terminal. The battery cell can include a first material that conducts electricity to establish electrical continuity with the terminal. The battery call can include a second material that, in response to a temperature of the electrode reaching or exceeding a temperature thres...