ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,654, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Adsorption apparatus" was invented by Ji Ho Yun (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an adsorption device that adsorbs battery cells loaded in a loading bin and sequentially removes and transports the battery cells. The adsorption device includes a base plate capable of moving vertically and horizontally; a suction unit coupled to the base plate for adsorbing a battery cell located at a lower part of the base plate; and a push unit coupled to the base plate for striking the battery cell to produce a vibration in ...