ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,865, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to VARTA Microbattery GmbH (Ellwangen Jagst, Germany).

"Battery module with air cooling capability" was invented by Tim Hoffmann (Neresheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module with air cooling capability that includes at least two battery blocks; the battery blocks each include a plurality of cylindrical round cells arranged in corresponding receptacles of a cell holder, wherein longitudinal axes of the cylindrical round cells lie parallel to one another; air passage openings are provided in the cell holders, through which air can flow through the battery blocks in parallel to...