ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,491, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Electrode sheet, preparation method therefor, battery cell, battery, and electric device" was invented by Xing Ji (Ningde, China) and Ting Li (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode sheet, a preparation method, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric device are provided. The electrode sheet includes a current collector having a main body and a tab extending from a first end of the main body in a first direction. The main body includes a coated region and a transition region located between the coated region and the...