ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,018, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electrode sheet cutting device and method" was invented by Jong Hyun Won (Daejeon, South Korea) and Gyo Ryun No (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an electrode sheet cutting device and method, and more particularly, recognizes a shape of an electrode tab using a vision system and then identifies a cutting position to determine the cutting position of the electrode sheet, thereby improving the cutting accuracy of the electrode sheet."

The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2022, under Appl...