ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,998, issued on May 12, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"End cover assembly, battery, and electric device" was invented by Liqin Wang (Ningde, China) and Quankun Li (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end cover assembly, a battery, and an electric device are provided. The end cover assembly is applied to a battery and includes an end cover, a breather valve, and a protective patch. The end cover has a first side facing inside of the battery and a second side opposite the first side and includes a first channel in communication with the first side and the second side. The breather v...