ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,220, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Secondary battery comprising seal tape" was invented by Jeong Eon Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Roun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Wook Hee Jang (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, an electrolyte solution, a seal tape, and a can. The electrode assembly has a structure in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are in a wound state. The seal tape includes a base and an adhesive layer provided on one surface of the base. The can accommodates the electrode ass...