ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,358, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Secondary battery" was invented by Hyun Soo Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Min Hyung Guen (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a secondary battery having enhanced durability, reinforced cap plate stiffness and reduced cell weight. Disclosed as an example is a secondary battery having: an electrode assembly; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to the case to seal the electrode assembly; a terminal connected to the electrode assembly and exposed through the cap plate...