ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,280, issued on Jan. 20.
"Modular lithium-ion battery system for fork lifts" was invented by Kennon Guglielmo (San Antonio), Adam Schumann (San Antonio), Brent Ludwig (San Antonio) and Matthew Martin (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Many embodiments involve rechargeable battery assemblies that are forklift-battery-sized but that comprise multiple built in battery modules. A housing typically contains battery modules installed within the assembly as the assembly is typically symmetrical in configuration. Each battery module has an integrated battery supervisor system (BSS). A Battery Operating System Supervisor (BOSS) module...