ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,202, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to PANASONIC ENERGY Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Sealed battery" was invented by Takahiro Nogami (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The sealed battery according to the present disclosure is provided with: an electrode body including a negative electrode and a positive electrode having a positive electrode tab; a bottomed cylindrical exterior body for housing the electrode body; and a sealing body for sealing the opening portion of the exterior body via a gasket. The sealing body includes a metal valve body. The valve body has a peripheral edge portion and a reverse portion more protruding t...