ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,813, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Secondary battery and electrode member thereof, battery module, and related apparatus" was invented by Changliang Sheng (Fujian, China), Zige Zhang (Fujian, China), Qingrui Xue (Fujian, China), Wei Li (Fujian, China), Jing Li (Fujian, China) and Pengxiang Wang (Fujian, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery and an electrode member thereof, a battery module, and a related apparatus are provided. The electrode member includes a current collector, an active material layer, an adapting sheet, and an electrode lead. The...