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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Renata Michaela Arsenault, Plymouth, MI (US);
Brian Joseph Robert, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US);
Ann O'Neill, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Kent Snyder, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lorne Forsythe, Wind Lake, WI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/262 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01);
Abstract
A battery assembly includes a base including a first locking feature, a lid including a second locking feature, and a metal joint fusing the first locking feature to the second locking feature. The metal joint is configured to melt to disconnect the first locking feature from the second locking feature.