ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,230, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to POSCO Co. LTD (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Side frame for battery case" was invented by Chang-Gyun Jung (Incheon, South Korea), Sang-Kwon Wee (Incheon, South Korea) and Kyu-Seung Jee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a side frame for a battery case, which can achieve lightweight and cost reduction simultaneously while sufficiently protecting battery cells against the external shock, and the side frame for a battery case according to an embodiment comprises: a first frame unit formed to have an open end surface; and a second frame unit which is arr...