ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,166, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

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

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a battery module having an appropriate coupling force between internal components, reduced production cost and improved manufacture efficiency. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; at least two module cases respectively having an inner space accommodating the plurality of battery cells therein and having coupling portions protruding toward...