ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,552, issued on March 3, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Automotive battery conductor plates with fusible links" was invented by Nathaniel Christopher Wynn (Newport Beach, Calif.), Kyle William Butterfield (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) and Tyler David Collins (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conductor plate assembly for providing an electrical connection between a plurality of battery cells of a battery package for an electric vehicle is described. The conductor plate assembly includes a plurality of first conductor plates, at least one second conductor plate, a plurality of fusible links at the at ...