US Patent Issued to AMPHENOL THERMOMETRICS on July 28 for "Thermal runaway detection system for batteries within enclosures" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,125, issued on July 28, was assigned to AMPHENOL THERMOMETRICS INC. (Saint Marys, Pa.).

"Thermal runaway detection system for batteries within enclosures" was invented by Brian Allen Engle (New Port Richey, Fla.) and Neil Roberts (Ascot, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery thermal runaway detection sensor system for use within a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries. The system has at least one gas sensor for detecting a venting condition of a battery cell of hydrogen, carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, and providing a sensed output in real time. A microcontroller determines power management and signal co...