US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on June 23 for "Battery cell group conductive temperature measurement system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,232, issued on June 23, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Battery cell group conductive temperature measurement system" was invented by Seth P. Mansfield (Oak Park, Mich.), John M. Barnowsky (Royal Oak, Mich.), Ethan T. Quy (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Matthew Pernot (Imlay City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell temperature measurement system for a battery includes a heat spreader and a temperature sensor. The heat spreader is configured to thermally conduct energy through a substrate from a cell contact to a sensor contact. The temperature sensor is configured to generate a measurement reflective o...