ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,125, issued on June 30, was assigned to Zoox Inc. (Foster City, Calif.).
"Battery cell thermal regulation system" was invented by Michael Franz Schink (San Francisco) and Vamsi Krishna Pathipati (San Carlos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal normalization system for battery cells is described. The thermal normalization system normalizes temperatures across battery cells to reduce temperature gradients and hot zones within battery cells to improve performance and lifespan. The thermal normalization system includes parallel heat transfer paths for heat from cells, including a first path through an end of the cells in cont...