ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,135, issued on June 30, was assigned to Hexagon Purus North America Holdings Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
"Battery packs for utility vehicle electric drivetrains" was invented by Landon Tyerman (Kelowna, Canada) and Eric M. Coupal-Sikes (Kelowna, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery system for an electric vehicle includes a battery assembly including a housing that houses one or more battery cells for storing power for an electric vehicle drive system, the housing having an elongate flat outer shape, wherein the housing has a height, a width, and a length, wherein at least one of the length or the width is at least 5 times t...