ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,278, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery module, and battery pack and vehicle comprising same" was invented by Jin-Yong Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Ho-June Chi (Daejeon, South Korea), Jhin-Ha Park (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jae-Min Yoo (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a case in which the plurality of battery cells are accommodated; and a fastening member fastened to the case, and gas generated inside the case is discharged through the fastening member. The battery module can be used in a battery pack an...