ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,345, issued on April 14, was assigned to BYD Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Battery pack and vehicle" was invented by Liangwen Tan (Shenzhen, China), Jing Tan (Shenzhen, China) and Wenhui Chen (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack includes a tray and a vapor chamber. The tray includes two first edge beams, and the two first edge beams are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of a receiving space having a top opening. The vapor chamber is disposed at the top opening of the tray and comprises two opposite first edge portions, and the two first edge portions are respectively mounted on the two first edge b...