US Patent Issued to Samsung SDI on Sept. 8 for "Rechargeable battery" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,831, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Rechargeable battery" was invented by Wonwook Cho (Yongin-si, South Korea), Heejung Ko (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Eun-Bee Cho (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first case receiving an electrode assembly and having a first opening; a second case having a second opening smaller than the first opening and coupled to the inner surface of the first case with the outer surface while covering the electrode assembly; an insulating material interpo...