ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,869, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery module, battery pack comprising the same, and vehicle" was invented by Bum-Jick Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Young-Su Son (Daejeon, South Korea) and Seok-Won Jeung (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal on one side of each respective battery cell; a busbar including an electrically conductive material and having a plate shape; and at least two types of connecting members each including a...