ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,855, issued on March 24, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery module and battery pack including the same" was invented by Yongjoon Choi (Daejeon, South Korea), Junyeob Seong (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hyunjae Lee (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a battery cell laminated body in which a plurality of battery cells each including an electrode assembly are stacked; a U-shaped frame that accommodates the battery cell laminated body and has an opened upper part; and an upper plate covering the battery cell l...