ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,303, issued on March 24, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Bulkhead fitting assembly" was invented by Casey Dunn (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Brandon Thayer (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Fwutsai Kuo (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Ryan Arens (Hillard, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus can include a first fitting having a first mating portion and a second fitting having a second mating portion. The first fitting can couple with a portion of a first fluid line. The first fluid line can be at least partially internal to a battery pack. The second fitting can couple with a portion of a second fluid line. The secon...