ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,740, issued on July 29, was assigned to WHITEMARK TECHNOLOGY GMBH (Altenstadt, Germany).

"Battery module and battery system with heat exchanger housing" was invented by Stefan Andreas Meyer (Wellington, New Zealand) and Peter Adam (Wellington, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module comprising a liquid-tight housing and a plurality of battery cells arranged in the liquid-tight housing is disclosed. A first tempering fluid is included in the liquid-tight housing in thermal contact with the plurality of battery cells and with an inner surface of the liquid-tight housing. The liquid-tight housing is constructed to al...