ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,138, issued on July 28, was assigned to Atieva Inc. (Newark, Calif.).
"Controlling temperature of individual electrochemical cell during testing" was invented by Jason Kister (Livermore, Calif.), Benjamin Miller Horst (San Jose, Calif.) and Harrison Senor (Newark, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprises: a clamshell configured for holding an electrochemical cell having first and second terminals, the clamshell comprising at least first and second portions hinged to each other; first and second contacts positioned for contacting the first and second terminals, respectively; and a thermoelectric device mounted to t...