ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,646, issued on May 5, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Battery thermal runway detection/prevention" was invented by Nirmal A. Kumar (Bangalore KA, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, assemblies, and associated methods for identifying a thermal runaway condition are provided. An example battery component comprises a plurality of battery cells disposed within a housing; and a battery cooling system operatively coupled to the plurality of battery cells that is configured to absorb heat emitted by the plurality of battery cells, wherein: at least a first portion of the battery cooling system is ass...