ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,392, issued on July 7, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Cap assembly, battery cell, battery and electric-powered device" was invented by Caisheng Liu (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap assembly, a battery cell, a battery and an electric-powered device are disclosed. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate, including a liquid injection hole; and a blocking device, disposed on a side of the cap plate facing an electrode assembly of a battery cell and at least partially covering the liquid injection hole, the blocking device including a vent hole, the vent hole being adapted f...