ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,991, issued on May 12, was assigned to MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co KG (Graz, Austria).

"Motor vehicle with a high voltage battery" was invented by Bernhard Hofer (Graz, Austria), Thomas Mokina (Seiersberg, Austria) and Werner Schwarzl (Lassnitzhoehe, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle having a high-voltage battery, and a method of manufacturing such a motor vehicle. The high-voltage battery includes a battery housing having a tank defined by at least lateral tank walls and a tank cover to cover the lateral tank walls at an upper region of the lateral tank walls and which leaves an open at a bottom region ...