US Patent Issued to Archer Aviation on July 28 for "Systems and methods for improved battery assemblies for EVTOL aircraft" (Nevada Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,153, issued on July 28, was assigned to Archer Aviation Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for improved battery assemblies for EVTOL aircraft" was invented by Likhith Madamanchi (Sparks, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates generally to high voltage power supply (HVPS) systems and battery assemblies for aircraft that use electrical propulsion systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus for safely venting battery cells in thermal runaway is provided. The apparatus includes: a mechanical support layer, the mechanical support layer configured to be attached to a battery assembly; and a vent flap layer atta...