ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,382, issued on July 14, was assigned to Clarity Development LLC (Los Angeles).

"Vehicle battery protection device, and method for thermal management of same" was invented by Brian Thomas Dellaripa (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle battery protection device for preserving the charge of the vehicle battery is electrically connectable between a vehicle battery and a vehicle electrical system. The device includes a solid-state switch commandable between an on state and an off state. A thermal safety algorithm executable by the device may include a switch derating process, a thermal analysis calibration, a vehicle prof...