ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,561, issued on July 7, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle structure reinforcement for protecting a battery pack" was invented by Yuanxia Dong (Shanghai), Zi Ye Wang (Shanghai), Xingjia Li (Shanghai), Kieran Ji (Shanghai) and Xiu Min Song (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle structure includes a first and second longitudinal support member having a respective first and second spar. A first floor side member and a second floor side member have respective first and a second front ends. The first and second floor side members are disposed adjacent to the first and second longitudinal support members. ...