ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,160, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr (Berlin).

"Propagation test cell for secondary electrical battery cells and cell modules" was invented by Frank Trzaska (Rotenburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A propagation test cell includes a first substantially cuboid housing part and a drive mechanism arranged therein. The drive mechanism moves a nail along a movement axis. A second housing part has a reference surface parallel and directed opposite to a reference surface of the first housing part and is in contact therewith. The second housing part has a passage coaxial with the mov...