ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,546, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SEOYON E-HWA Co. LTD. (Anyang, South Korea).

"Battery module having wave type gauge bar" was invented by Sung Su Kim (Suwon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a battery module including a battery pack in which battery cells for an electric vehicle are formed in the form of a bundle, wave type gauge bars which are disposed on both side surfaces of the battery pack and in which a plurality of valleys and ridges are formed, and a fire extinguishing support disposed between the gauge bar and the battery pack."

The patent was filed on Jan. 31, 2023, under Application No. ...