ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,630, issued on May 19, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Battery module, and electric apparatus powered by the battery module" was invented by Changqing Liang (Ningde, China), Xiaobo Chen (Ningde, China), Xuehui Wang (Ningde, China) and Liangmei Chen (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction. The battery cell includes a first wall and a second wall that intersect, the first wall is provided with a pressure relief mechanism, and a protective member is disposed between the second wall and an inner wall of a box....