ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,793, issued on June 2, was assigned to APRO Co. LTD (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

"Pressure activation apparatus with degassing unit" was invented by Jong Hyun Lim (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a pressure activation apparatus with a degassing unit, in particular, a pressure activation apparatus with a degassing unit, in which gas generated in a pressure activation process for a plurality of pouch-type battery cells respectively mounted to a plurality of pressure units is removed through one movably provided degassing unit, thereby improving a process efficiency in manufacturing the pouch-type battery ce...