ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,855, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to PANASONIC ENERGY Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Battery pack" was invented by Hidemi Kurihara (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a battery pack, an exterior case accommodates therein a core pack including battery blocks coupled to one another. Each battery cell includes battery cells held at predetermined positions by a battery holder. Each battery block includes exhaust passage passing through the battery holder. The core pack has a valve-side end surface arranged at a first end thereof, and includes a partition wall between battery blocks coupled to one another. The partition wall has...