ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,265, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Battery pack" was invented by Shinichiro Mori (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery stacks provided such that the battery stacks are placed at intervals in an arrangement direction; a battery outer case in which the battery stacks are stacked; a cooler placed on a bottom face of the battery outer case; and a buffer member. The cooler includes: a plurality of cooling modules provided such that the cooling modules are placed at intervals in the arrangement direction; and a connecting portion configured...