ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,622, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Cell monitoring apparatus and battery pack including the apparatus" was invented by Hantaek Lim (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell monitoring apparatus including a plurality of vent hole opening detectors and a controller, and a battery pack including the apparatus are provided. A cell monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of vent hole opening detectors to be located in correspondence with each of a plurality of cells, each of the vent hole opening detectors including a plurality of holes corresponding to a position o...