ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,238, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Thermal runaway transfer defense system" was invented by Yoo Jeong Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a system for dealing with thermal runaway of a battery module. The thermal runaway transfer prevention system according to the present invention includes a duct connected to each battery module to allow gas or the like to move, thereby discharging gas through an intended path. Two or more types of venting devices are provided in parallel at one end of the duct, and a porous venting device is addit...