ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,612, issued on May 19, was assigned to AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP (Guangzhou, China) and SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Locking mechanism for battery pack, bracket assembly, electric vehicle and locking method for battery pack" was invented by Jianping Zhang (Shanghai) and Danliang Qiu (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking mechanism for a battery pack. The locking mechanism comprises a fixing piece, the fixing piece being provided with a locking space. When the battery pack is placed relative to the bracket, the locking mechanism is used to lock a connecting rod on the batte...