ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,469, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Simple two-side fasteners for vehicle battery pack housings" was invented by Deming Leo Luo (Shanghai), Xingjia Li (Shanghai), Xiu Mi Song (Shanghai), Zi Ye Wang (Shanghai) and Junjun Kieran Ji (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support for a vehicle battery housing has a support body with a fastener receiving portion and a retaining portion. The fastener receiving portion has a bore and a seal. The retaining portion has a stem to secure with a reinforcement beam of the battery housing."

The patent was filed on Nov. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/...