ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,404, issued on April 21, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Battery cell and battery module comprising the same" was invented by Jong Hyeok Lee (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes a case; an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, accommodated in the case; and a venting guide member having a guide groove therein into which a sealing portion of the case is at least partially inserted, and pressing the case to delay opening of the case."
The patent was filed on Dec. 6, 2022, under Application No. 18/075,918.
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