ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,309, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Electrode assembly, battery cell, battery, and electric apparatus" was invented by Huihui Shangguan (Ningde, China), Haizu Jin (Ningde, China), Daichun Tang (Ningde, China), Xinxin Du (Ningde, China), Ziyu Bai (Ningde, China) and Ruihuan Qin (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a first body portion and a tab. The first body portion has a first end portion in a first direction. The tab is coupled to the first...