ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,357, issued on March 18, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery cell having asymmetric electrode leads, and battery module comprising same and having reinforced mechanical strength" was invented by Jhin Ha Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Jin Yong Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Jeong Oh Moon (Daejeon, South Korea), Hee Jun Jin (Daejeon, South Korea), Ho June Chi (Daejeon, South Korea) and Kyung Woo Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell has asymmetrically formed electrode leads, and a battery module including the same. The spatial efficiency and the mechanical strength of th...