ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,261, issued on June 23, was assigned to Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH (Vilsbiburg, Germany).

"Cell connector for connecting round cells of a battery" was invented by Guido Hofer (Weng, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell connector for connecting round cells of a battery includes a plurality of electrical contact elements that are each configured to electrically connect a first round cell to a second round cell. The each electrical contact element includes a contact base. The electrical contact elements can each be connected via the contact base to a positive terminal of the first round cell in a material-bonded manner. The electric...