ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,885, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Pouch type case and battery pack including the same" was invented by Hyo Seok Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Young Joon Shin (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hyun Woo Park (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a pouch type case having trimming portions formed on both sides or four corners thereof and a battery pack including the same. The trimming portions are formed on the corners of the pouch type case such that the trimming portions are indented toward an electrode assembly accommodating part to reduce a u...