ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,550, issued on May 19, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Flame arrester and battery pack including the same" was invented by Changkeun Son (Daejeon, South Korea) and Doohan Yoon (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flame arrester includes a heat dissipation member including a first heat dissipation part and a second heat dissipation part; a heat insulating member formed along an outer surface of the heat dissipation member; and a fire extinguishing member formed in a space in which the first heat dissipation part and the second heat dissipation part are separated."

The patent was filed o...