US Patent Issued to SK On on Sept. 15 for "Battery cell and battery device having the same" (South Korean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,590, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery cell and battery device having the same" was invented by John Cronin (Jericho, Vt.), Yong Bok Moon (Daejeon, South Korea), Soo Min Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Hyung Ju Paik (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hae Ryong Jeon (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes a case accommodating an electrode assembly, a cap plate covering the case, an electrode terminal disposed on the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a venting part including an active venting device configure to be opened to dis...