ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,891, issued on May 5, was assigned to ELTEK S.p.A. (Casale Monferrato, Italy).

"Sensor device for monitoring the dielectric strength of a dielectric fluid, in particular a fluid for the thermal conditioning of a battery" was invented by Marco Pizzi (Casale Monferrato, Italy), Paolo Begnamino (Casale Monferrato, Italy), Marco Ferragatta (Casale Monferrato, Italy), Matteo Rondano (Casale Monferrato, Italy) and Mauro Zorzetto (Casale Monferrato, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor device for monitoring dielectric strength of a dielectric fluid has a sensor body which supports a sensitive part (SGi), designed for contact with the...