ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,298, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Pouch type battery case and pouch type secondary battery" was invented by Nan Ji Yun (Daejeon, South Korea), Hyun Jung Na (Daejeon, South Korea), Seung Hee Yang (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jin Seo Park (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pouch type battery case includes: a first cup part and a second cup part, which are recessed with respect to a sealing part; and a bridge formed between the first cup part and the second cup part and having a constant width and height, wherein the first cup part includes: a first outer wall formed...