ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,626, issued on May 19, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Battery cell comprising insulating member covering tab, battery, and electric apparatus" was invented by Yongfeng Xie (Ningde, China), Jian Zhou (Ningde, China), Liqin Wang (Ningde, China) and Quankun Li (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes an electrode extraction portion configured to extract electric energy, and an electrode assembly comprising a main body and a tab. The tab includes a transition portion and a connection portion, with the connection portion bent relative to the transition portion. The tr...