ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,777, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Secondary battery" was invented by Hyun Ki Jung (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the case; and a current collector plate welded between the electrode assembly and the case or between the electrode assembly and the cap plate. The current collector plate has a slit therein."

The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2023, under Application No. 18/099,180.

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