ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,961, issued on May 27, was assigned to Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Power storage device, electric appliance, electrode terminal component, and manufacturing method thereof" was invented by Jun Fukuda (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode terminal component used in a power storage device including a power storage cell and a package member covering it includes: an electrode terminal made of metal, plate-shaped, and connected to the power storage cell to protrude out of the package member; and a heat-seal member made of resin, having a heat-sealing property with both the package member and the electrode terminal,...