ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,243, issued on June 23, was assigned to Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Battery" was invented by Yuyang Dong (Ningde, China), Dongyang Yan (Ningde, China) and Qiao Zeng (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery includes an electrode assembly, a first insulation layer, a second insulation layer, and at least one first adhesion portion. The electrode assembly includes a first surface and a second surface provided back away from the first surface; the first insulation layer is provided on the first surface; the second insulation layer is provided on the first surface and spaced apart from the first insulat...