ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,852, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Rechargeable battery" was invented by Jong-Ha Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Byoungmin Chun (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, a separator between the first and second electrodes, and first and second electrode tabs respectively coupled to the first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and coupled to the first electrode tab; and a cap assembly sealing an opening in the case. The cap assembly in...