ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,266,808, issued on April 1, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Secondary battery" was invented by Takahiro Yuuki (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery includes an outer package member, a battery device, a wiring member, and a sealing member. The outer package member has flexibility and has an opening. The battery device is accommodated inside the outer package member. The wiring member extends from an inside of the outer package member to an outside of the outer package member via the opening. The wiring member is coupled to the battery device. The sealing member has an insulating pr...