ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,548, issued on June 3, was assigned to Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Exterior material for electrical storage device, method for manufacturing same, and electrical storage device" was invented by Masahiro Tatsuzawa (Tokyo) and Jun Kageyama (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exterior material for an electrical storage device includes a matte-finished design which is achieved by a filler-containing surface coating layer and is resistant to damage due to heat sealing, the exterior material having superior moldability. The exterior material for an electrical storage device is composed of a layered body including at least, i...