ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,799, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Cuylits Holding GmbH (Bersenbruck, Germany).

"Composite system to shield and protect batteries from radiation and fire" was invented by Florian Winter (Osnabruck, Germany) and Diederik Cuylits (Bersenbruck, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite system is described, comprising at least one carrier layer; at least one layer designed as a fire protection fleece; and at least one component for shielding electrical, magnetic and/or electromagnetic radiation. Furthermore, a method for its manufacture and use is described."

The patent was filed on Oct. 11, 2023, under Application No. 18/48...