US Patent Issued to Samsung SDI on Aug. 18 for "Secondary battery including a cap assembly having a cap-down welded to a safety vent" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,237, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Secondary battery including a cap assembly having a cap-down welded to a safety vent" was invented by Sung Gwi Ko (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Dae Kyu Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery enabling the enhancement of safety by rapidly releasing gas generated therein. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the upper portion of the case and provided with a cap-up, a safety vent installed on the lower portion of the cap-u...