Battery module

- Lithion Battery, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first embodiment of a battery module.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of a battery module.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a battery module, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D916659
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 20, 2018
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 2021
Assignee: Lithion Battery, Inc. (Henderson, NV)
Inventors: Marc Kohler (Austin, TX), Erik Lee (Cedar Park, TX), Robert Craig Walker (Cedar Park, TX)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer O King
Application Number: 29/670,926
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Battery (D13/119)