US Patent Issued to VLTRU Technologies on Aug. 18 for "Battery modules having an integrated battery management system with swelling/pressure detectors, and applications thereof" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,215, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to VLTRU Technologies Inc. (Tualatin, Ore.).

"Battery modules having an integrated battery management system with swelling/pressure detectors, and applications thereof" was invented by Virgil L. Beaston (Vestal, N.Y.), David Middleton (Skaneateles, N.Y.), Michael W. Allen (Phelps, N.Y.) and Howard Scott Ryan (Skaneateles, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a battery module and battery rack having enhanced fire safety features. The battery module includes a swelling/pressure sensor that detects swelling of a battery cell. An output signal of the sensor is used to halt operation of a ba...