ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,742, issued on July 29, was assigned to Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co. Ltd. (Fujian, China).

"Lower plastic member, end cover assembly, energy storage apparatus, and power consuming device" was invented by Maosong Li (Fujian, China) and Jianming Zheng (Fujian, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lower plastic member, an end cover assembly, an energy storage apparatus, and a power consuming device are provided. The lower plastic member includes a body having a first surface and a second surface, an explosion-proof recessed platform having a first top surface and a first bottom wall, a first recessed platform having a ...