ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,248, issued on June 23, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).

"Battery box for marine vessel" was invented by Jeremy J. Kraus (Mt. Calvary, Wis.) and Aaron J. Novak (North Fond du Lac, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery box includes a housing defining an interior of the battery box, a ledge projecting into the interior of the battery box, and a box electrical connector installed on the ledge. The interior of the battery box is configured to receive a battery therein. The battery has a projecting portion sized and shaped to abut the ledge when the battery is installed in the battery box. A battery electrical conn...