ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,386, issued on June 2, was assigned to Hexagon Purus North America Holdings Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

"Battery packs for utility vehicle electric drivetrains" was invented by Eric M. Coupal-Sikes (Kelowna, Canada), Landon Tyerman (Kelowna, Canada) and Todd F. Sloan (Kelowna, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery assembly for an electric vehicle is provided that has a housing, one or more battery units, and a mounting system. The housing includes a concave shell extending from an upper portion of the housing toward a bottom portion of the housing. The concave shell is disposed around an internal space. A cover is coupled wit...