ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,860, issued on April 7, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Balance valve, battery and power consumption apparatus" was invented by Decai Zhu (Ningde City, China), Ziqiang Wu (Ningde City, China), Langchao Hu (Ningde City, China), Binbin Chen (Ningde City, China), Peng Wang (Ningde City, China) and Jinqing Ji (Ningde City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balance valve, a battery, and a power consumption apparatus are provided in the embodiments of the present application. The balance valve includes a body, a breathable membrane and a gas barrier structure, where the body is provided w...