US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on March 31 for "Battery system with diverter assembly for thermal propagation protection" (Michigan, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,450, issued on March 31, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Battery system with diverter assembly for thermal propagation protection" was invented by Derek F. Lahr (Howell, Mich.), Xiaoling Chen (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Ryan P. Hickey (Austin, Texas), Diptak Bhattacharya (Royal Oak, Mich.), David R. Clark (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.), Aaron Sussman (Keego Harbor, Mich.), Andrew C. Bobel (Troy, Mich.) and Frances Remi Villalonga (Royal Oak, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery system for a motor vehicle or another electrical system includes a battery cover, one or more battery cells, and a div...