ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,226, issued on July 14, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Pouch-type secondary battery with excellent insulation and heat-dissipating properties" was invented by Chang Bum Ahn (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pouch type secondary battery includes a pouch type battery case including an electrode assembly housing portion and a sealing portion. An electrode assembly is housed in the housing portion, and an insulation coating layer is laminated on the sealing portion. The insulation coating layer includes a binder and heat-dissipating particles having a thermal conductivity of 0.2 W/(mk)...