ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,452, issued on May 26, was assigned to NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Electrochemical device including insulating tape having body portion disposed on side of electrode assembly and connecting portion disposed on end of electrode assembly, and electronic device including the same" was invented by Shaojiang Lao (Ningde, China) and Shaojun Huang (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrochemical device includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and an insulating tape. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator. The insulating tape includes a body port...