ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,537, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Battery module" was invented by Masashi Kato (Konan, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module includes a secondary battery and a case accommodating the secondary battery. The case has a case body that is open downward, and a cover member covering an opening of the case body. The cover member has a support that supports the secondary battery above a lower end portion of the case body, and an opposing portion extending downward from an edge of the support, the opposing portion opposing the lower end portion of the case body. The opposing portion is...