US Patent Issued to SK On on April 7 for "External short-circuit device and battery module including the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,684, issued on April 7, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"External short-circuit device and battery module including the same" was invented by Seung Ryul Choi (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external short-circuit device is disclosed. The external short-circuit device includes a first extension electrode and a second extension electrode respectively connected to both electrode tabs of a battery cell, a short-circuit unit including a case that accommodates an end portion of the first extension electrode and an end portion of the second extension electrode, and a heating unit coupled to the s...