ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,905, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Layer-built tab, electrode plate, battery core, and battery using same" was invented by Jiaxi Zhang (Ningde, China) and Shasha Wang (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application provides a layer-built tab, which includes a plurality of metal pieces and adhesives, the metal pieces being stacked and bonded by the adhesives. The metal pieces are stacked and spaced apart from each other, which increases the heat dissipation area of the tab while supporting a large current flow, the heat dissipation capability of the tab is imp...