US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on April 14 for "Battery pack including hinged flap for release of vent gas" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,380, issued on April 14, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Battery pack including hinged flap for release of vent gas" was invented by Parikshit Gupte (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Giriraj Srinivasan (Troy, Mich.) and Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to a battery assembly of an electrified vehicle, and in particular to a battery pack with a hinged flap configured to release vent gas. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a battery assembly for an electrified vehicle, including: a battery array including a plurality of battery ...