ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,362, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Secondary battery and ultrasonic welding device and welding method for secondary battery" was invented by Sang Ho Bae (Daejeon, South Korea), Hun Bum Jung (Daejeon, South Korea), Jin Yong Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Ji Hun Hwang (Daejeon, South Korea), Cha Hun Ku (Daejeon, South Korea), Su Taek Jung (Daejeon, South Korea), Chang Min Han (Daejeon, South Korea), Jae Hwa Choi (Daejeon, South Korea), Young Seok Baek (Daejeon, South Korea), Jeong Yeon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jung Joo Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An u...