ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,686, issued on May 27, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Inspection system" was invented by Meiko Ueyama (Tokyo) and Hiroshi Abe (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inspection system includes a battery pack, an intake duct, an exhaust duct, at least one chloride-ion detection sensor, and a first controller. The battery pack is configured to accommodate a battery equipped in a vehicle. The intake duct is configured to guide air outside the vehicle into the battery pack to air-cool the battery. The exhaust duct is configured to guide air inside the battery pack outward from the vehicle. The at least one chloride-ion detection...