US Patent Issued to Samsung SDI on June 9 for "Rechargeable battery" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,790, issued on June 9, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Rechargeable battery" was invented by Dae Kyu Kim (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 disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case that is connected to the first electrode to accommodate the electrode assembly, and includes an opening exposing the electrode assembly and a first side wall forming the opening; a cap plate that is coupled to the case to cover an outer area of the opening, an...