ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,234, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Battery module" was invented by Bum Jin Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module may comprise a lower casing configured to accommodate battery cells adjacent to each other and restrain opposite ends of the battery cells. Busbars may be provided in the lower casing and may be configured to form an electrical connection between the battery cells accommodated in the lower casing. The battery module may comprise an upper casing that may be coupled to the lower casing such that the upper ...