ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,307, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Battery cell comprising protective member for preventing short circuit, battery comprising the battery cell, and electric apparatus comprising the battery" was invented by Denghua Lin (Ningde, China), Xinxiang Chen (Ningde, China), Shoujun Huang (Ningde, China), Yan Luo (Ningde, China), Yulian Zheng (Ningde, China), Peng Wang (Ningde, China) and Haizu Jin (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell is disclosed, including a housing, electrode terminals, and a protective member. The housing includes a wall portion and a ...