ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,787, issued on June 2, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Interface for integrating a current collector into a battery assembly" was invented by Neil Patel (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Tyler Jacobs (Redondo Beach, Calif.), James Daisuke Spence (Ontario, Calif.) and Leonel Caballero Banuelos (Orange, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface for aligning a current collector with a tote in a battery system is provided. A pin can be located on one of the current collector or the tote. A receptacle can be located on one of the current collector or the tote. The receptacle can include an opening having a first size...