US Patent Issued to SK On on July 7 for "Battery system" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,382, issued on July 7, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery system" was invented by Kang Gu Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Hae Ryong Jeon (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jun Hee Jung (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery system includes a cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module case accommodating the cell stack therein; and at least one blocking member interposed between the plurality of battery cells, wherein the blocking member is formed of a material that does not melt at 300deg C. or less, and a cross-section of the blocking member is formed to have a shape i...