ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,053, issued on May 19, was assigned to BETA AIR LLC (South Burlington, Vt.).

"Battery pack for an electric vehicle" was invented by Stuart Denson Schreiber (Essex, Vt.), Nathan William Joseph Wiegman (Essex Junction, Vt.) and Tom Michael Hughes (Bristol, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain aspects relate to a battery pack for an electric vehicle. Exemplary battery pack includes a first pouch cell and a vent configured to vent the ejecta from the first pouch cell. The first pouch cell includes at least an outer coating, at least a first pair of electrodes, at least a first pair of foil tabs electrically connected to the at least...