US Patent Issued to Samsung SDI on Aug. 25 for "Button cell" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,118, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Button cell" was invented by Heejung Ko (Yongin-si, South Korea), Kijung Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Yongjin Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Byongchul Woo (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Jong-Ha Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case including an inner space accommodating the electrode assembly, and an opening; a cap plate coupled to the case at the op...