ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,183, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Secondary battery and electronic device" was invented by Mikio Yamamoto (Kyoto, Japan) and Hiromitsu Sennami (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery is provided and including an outer can; an external terminal insulated from the outer can; a battery element that is housed in the outer can and has a first electrode and a second electrode; a first lid body having a first protrusion portion that protrudes toward an inside of the outer can; and a second lid body disposed to be electrically insulated from the first lid body, in wh...