US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on April 7 for "Vent assembly for a sealed enclosure" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,862, issued on April 7, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Vent assembly for a sealed enclosure" was invented by Karteek Pallerla (Irvine, Calif.), Atul Arun Sonawane (Irvine, Calif.), Youngbin Lim (Irvine, Calif.) and Stephen John Johanson (New Malden, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent assembly for a sealed enclosure, such as a battery enclosure for an electric vehicle, is provided. The vent assembly includes a housing, a first valve, a second valve, and a protective cover. The housing includes a first valve mount and a second valve mount. The first valve is attached the first valve mount, an...