ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,836, issued on June 3, was assigned to Soteria Battery Innovation Group Inc. (Greenville, S.C.).
"Lithium energy storage device with internal fuse" was invented by Brian G. Morin (Greenville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improvements in the structural components and physical characteristics of lithium battery articles are provided. Standard lithium ion batteries, for example, are prone to certain phenomena related to short circuiting and have experienced high temperature occurrences and ultimate firing as a result. Structural concerns with battery components have been found to contribute to such problems. Improvements provided ...