ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,214, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Thermally triggered adhesive release for battery service" was invented by Simon James Hammond Trask (Royal Oak, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure include systems and methods for leveraging a thermally triggered adhesive release for battery service. An exemplary method can include receiving a battery pack having an adhesive layer at an interface between a cooling plate and a component. A heating fluid is directed through an enclosed volume of the cooling plate and a temperature of the adhesive layer is measured. Respons...