US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Oct. 20 for "Apparatus for detecting thermal runaway of battery for electric vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,950, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus for detecting thermal runaway of battery for electric vehicle" was invented by Sang Wan Kim (Busan, South Korea), Jinwon Kim (Pyeongtaek-Si, South Korea) and Min Yong Son (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for detecting thermal runaway of a battery may include a battery system that includes: a lower cover that forms at least two accommodation spaces; an upper cover coupled to an upper portion of the lower cover; a battery pack assembly, which may include at least one battery module...