US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 7 for "Battery cell and apparatus for manufacturing the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,336, issued on July 7, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery cell and apparatus for manufacturing the same" was invented by Kyung Mo Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a battery cell. For example, a battery cell includes a casing having two open sides and an auxiliary portion, and an electrode assembly configured to be inserted into the casing. The electrode assembly is manufactured by stacking a positive electrode with a positive electrode tab, a separator, and a negative electrode w...