ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,853, issued on May 13, was assigned to Wisk Aero LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Hybrid battery interconnects" was invented by John Melack (Redwood City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments describe a system and the corresponding assembly techniques of a battery submodule top cover. The battery submodule top cover has at least one electrical hybrid interconnect coupled to a substrate. The hybrid interconnect comprises at least a first portion made of a first metal type, and a second portion made of a second metal type. The first portion and the second portion of the hybrid interconnect are joined together such that an...