ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,403, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Secondary battery" was invented by Won Ik Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Gun Gue Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), In Young Jang (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jung Hyun Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Joo Youn Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea), Ju Shik Uhm (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hyun Ki Jeong (Yongin-si, South Korea), Mun Sung Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Ye Eun Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a secondary battery supporting the center part of an electrode assembly to enhance stability and reli...