ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,218,384, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to American Lithium Energy Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Extended life battery cell" was invented by Jiang Fan (San Diego), David Christian (San Diego) and Gerardo Jimenez (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell may include a lid, a case, a jellyroll, and a gasket. The lid may include a first pin and a second pin. The case may form a chamber when sealed with the lid. The jellyroll may include a negative electrode having a negative electrode tab and a positive electrode having a positive electrode tab. The jellyroll may be disposed inside the chamber. The negative electrode tab may coup...