ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,996, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).

"Battery pack of vehicle" was invented by Yoshimoto Matsuda (Akashi, Japan) and Hiroshi Takeuchi (Akashi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack of a vehicle includes a battery cell, a casing accommodating the battery cell, and at least one connector projecting outward from an outer surface of the casing. The casing includes at least one projection projecting outward from the outer surface of the casing. The projection projects in a projecting direction of the connector beyond the connector."

The patent was filed on Feb. 22, 2023, under Applic...