ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,288, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Cylindrical battery, and battery pack and vehicle including the same" was invented by Jae-Won Lim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Min-Ki Jo (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cylindrical battery includes an electrode assembly; a battery housing configured to accommodate the electrode assembly through an open portion; a first current collecting plate having a support portion disposed on the electrode assembly, at least one tab coupling portion extending from the support portion, and at least one housing coupling portion extending fr...