ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,251, issued on March 17, was assigned to Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Battery and method for manufacturing the same" was invented by Eiichi Koga (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery includes a power generating element and an insulating member. The power generating element has at least one battery cell including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer, and the insulating member covers a side surface of the power generating element and having contact with the side surface. The insulating member has a wraparound portion continuously extending ov...