ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,355, issued on April 14, was assigned to KULR TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Campbell, Calif.).

"Thermal runaway shield" was invented by Michael Mo (Saratoga, Calif.), Yoshio Robert Yamaki (San Diego) and Juergen Mueller (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal runaway shield ("TRS") having at least one TRS module. The TRS module comprises a first wall, a second wall, and phenolic laminate inserts. The first wall has an exterior side and an interior side. The second wall has an exterior side and an interior side. The phenolic laminate inserts are disposed on the interior side of the first wall and on the interior side of the second wa...