ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,997, issued on May 12, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Battery module and battery pack having battery module" was invented by Hae Ryong Jeon (Daejeon, South Korea) and Kang Gu Lee (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module includes a cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells, and a module housing having an arrangement space for accommodating the cell assembly and a cover plate covering a top surface of the cell assembly. The cover plate has at least one discharge hole for discharging gas generated in the cell assembly. A blocking member is disposed between the top surface of ...