ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,155, issued on June 30, was assigned to TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC. (Tokyo).

"Film including a resin layer containing polyethylene, polypropylene, and a compatibilizer for a terminal" was invented by Junya Imamoto (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A film having a resin layer containing polyethylene, polypropylene, and a compatibilizer for a terminal for covering the outer peripheral surface of part of a metal terminal that constitutes a power storage device. The compatibilizer having a region which is compatible with the polyethylene and a region which is compatible with polypropylene."

The patent was filed on Aug. 17, 2022, under Appl...