ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,186, issued on July 22, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electrode assembly and apparatus and method for manufacturing the same" was invented by Jin Gon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Byeong Kyu Lee (Daejeon, South Korea) and Su Taek Jung (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode assembly includes a separator supply unit, a table, a separator guide, and first and second upper adhesive supply units. The separator supply unit is configured for supplying a separator sheet from which a separator is formed. The table is configured for supporting a plurality ...