ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,846, issued on March 24, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Secondary battery" was invented by Jun Sun Yong (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Hyun Soo Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly having a long side and a short side; a retainer coupled to the short side of the electrode assembly; an insulating sheet surrounding a periphery of the electrode assembly and the retainer; and a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the retainer, and the insulating sheet."
The patent was filed on Jan. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/153,953.
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