ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,163, issued on July 28, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Battery with spacer member for load resistance" was invented by Ryo Kagami (Ichinomiya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery includes an electrode body, current collector tabs, a current collector terminal, and a laminate film. Each current collector tab includes a root portion that is an end portion on the electrode body side, a connection portion for connecting to the current collector terminal, and an intermediate portion connecting the root portion and the connection portion. The current collector tabs include a laminated connection portion in...