ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,621,971, issued on May 5, was assigned to Bridgestone Americas Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Structural composites with electromagnetic compatibility for battery enclosures" was invented by Mark W. Brandley (Nashville, Tenn.), Yousof Azizi (Akron, Ohio), Denis Schmitz (Munich), Markus Freiberger (Munich) and Adam J. Halsband (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molded composite battery enclosure containing top and bottom composite covers attached together. The joined top and bottom composite cover structures form an enclose or open area for housing a battery system of battery cells and cooling devices. The composite battery enclosures are ...