INTERNATIONAL PATENT: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FILES APPLICATION FOR "SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCOUSTICALLY DETECT EARLY THERMAL RUNAWAYS IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES"

GENEVA, April 20 -- GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (National Institute of Standards and Technology100 Bureau DriveMS 1052Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/048690) for "SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCOUSTICALLY DETECT EARLY THERMAL RUNAWAYS IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES" on Sep 30, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/080257, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 16, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): TAM, Wai Cheong (National Institute Of Standards And Technology100 Bureau ...