ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,860, issued on March 24, was assigned to Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (Changzhou, China).

"Battery cell, battery, electrical device, method and equipment for manufacturing battery cells" was invented by Jianxiong Yang (Changzhou, China), Siying Huang (Changzhou, China) and Zhijun Guo (Changzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell, a battery, an electrical device, and a method and equipment for manufacturing battery cells are provided. In some embodiments, the battery cell includes a casing, a pressure-relief mechanism and a protective part. The casing has a wall portion. The pressure-relief mechanism...