ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,682, issued on April 7, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Battery cell, battery, and electric apparatus" was invented by Shengwang Chen (Ningde, China), Zhijun Guo (Ningde, China) and Peng Wang (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a housing, and an electrode terminal. The electrode assembly includes a tab. The housing is configured to accommodate the electrode assembly. The electrode terminal is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the tab. The electrode terminal is provided with a through hole, where the through hole...