US Patent Issued to Teljin, Teijin Automotive Technologies on April 15 for "Battery containment construct" (Japanese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,354, issued on April 15, was assigned to Teljin Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) and Teijin Automotive Technologies Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Battery containment construct" was invented by Masatomo Teshima (Osaka, Japan), Max Kamiyama (Osaka, Japan), Shunsuke Tamura (Osaka, Japan) and Hugh Foran (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery containment construct is provided that includes a unitary tray having a bottom and a set of walls including a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall. The set of walls extending from the bottom of the tray and defining a cavity within the tray. A cover rem...