ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,596, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery, current collector plate applied thereto, and battery pack and vehicle comprising the same" was invented by Su-Ji Choi (Daejeon, South Korea), Kwang-Su Hwangbo (Daejeon, South Korea), Geon-Woo Min (Daejeon, South Korea), Min-Ki Jo (Daejeon, South Korea) and Do-Gyun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab defined by an uncoated portion; a battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the ...