ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,089, issued on July 21, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery module, battery pack, and vehicle including same" was invented by Hyoung-Chul Yoon (Daejeon, South Korea), Jae-Sang Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Young-Su Son (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a battery module with improved stability against fire or explosion, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. The battery module may include a plurality of battery cells, each having electrode terminals respectively formed at an upper portion and a lower portion thereof; a module case configured to accommod...