US Patent Issued to SK ON on April 21 for "Battery cell including a bend portion and battery module including same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,343, issued on April 21, was assigned to SK ON Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery cell including a bend portion and battery module including same" was invented by Seo Roh Rhee (Daejeon, South Korea), Ha Chul Jeong (Daejeon, South Korea), Yang Kyu Choi (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jeong Woo Han (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes an electrode assembly including a plurality of electrode plates; and a pouch surrounding the electrode assembly, wherein the pouch includes a folded portion folded along one edge of the electrode assembly; a sealing portion formed along a remaining edge of the elec...