ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,369, issued on April 21, was assigned to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Germany).

"Traction battery system of a motor vehicle" was invented by Philipp Kellner (Rennigen, Germany), Ilija Brandic (Pleidelsheim, Germany), Immanuel Vogel (Steinheim, Germany), Christopher Volkmer (Niefern-Oschelbronn, Germany) and Sascha Mostofi (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A traction battery system of a motor vehicle, including at least two battery modules which each include a plurality of batteries. The battery module includes a module housing including a housing case and at least one housing cover. The battery module includes a ven...