ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,152, issued on Aug. 12.
"Secondary battery in which a metal member is inserted into can body to improve safety" was invented by Mingi Jeong (Daejeon, South Korea), Joo Hwan Sung (Daejeon, South Korea), Han Sol Park (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hyeon Min Song (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, and a battery case accommodating the battery case together with an electrolytic solution. The battery case includes a metal. The battery case is opened in its upper part; and a cap assembly that is coupled to the opened upper part of the can body. The can body includes a beading...