US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Nov. 3 for "Battery pack frame assemblies" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,198, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Battery pack frame assemblies" was invented by Ryan C. Harris (Saline, Mich.) and Todd Muck (Fowlerville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery pack frame is disclosed. The battery pack frame includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of sidewalls that extend between the front wall and the rear wall. A bottom plate extends beneath the front wall, the rear wall, and the pair of sidewalls, and a plurality of cross members extend between the pair of sidewalls. Each of the...