ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,606, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Battery" was invented by Sanghun Park (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery includes: a cell having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other along a first axis; and a first electrode tab on the first surface of the cell. The first electrode tab includes: a first coupling piece including a first coupling portion coupled to the first surface of the cell; and a first lead-out piece extending from the first coupling piece outside a periphery of the cell along a second axis. The first coupling portion has...