ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,200, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery cell and battery system including the same" was invented by Jong Pil Park (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes: an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; a first lead electrode electrically connected to at least one of two electrode tabs of the electrode assembly; a conductive polymer including one surface that is in contact with one surface of the first lead electrode; and a second lead electrode including one surface that is in contact with the other surface of th...