ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,292, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC (New York).

"Prismatic lithium ion cell with positive polarity rigid container" was invented by Jason Daniel Fuhr (Sussex, Wis.), Jonathan Paul Lobert (Hartford, Wis.) and Xugang Zhang (Erie, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are disclosed for battery cells with positive polarity rigid containers. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cell may include a container and a lid piece that couple together to form a rectangular prismatic geometry. An electrode assembly having positive and negative coils may be disposed within the cell, and the pos...