ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,871, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Kyoto Seisakusho Co. Ltd (Kyoto, Japan).

"Stacked cell manufacturing device" was invented by Manabu Yamashita (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "After stacking of stacked cell is finished, the control unit performs a cutting process including allowing a separator cutting unit to cut a separator between a separator holding unit and a table for stacking in a state where the separator holding unit holds a lower surface of the separator between a separator roller and the table for stacking, moving the separator holding unit from below the separator roller to one side, and allowing to pass...