ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,294, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS INC. (Tokyo).

"Electrode terminal and use thereof" was invented by Takahiro Sakurai (Nagoya, Japan) and Kosuke Suzuki (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technology is provided which improves the conductivity at the electrode terminal in a secondary battery. The technology herein disclosed provides an electrode terminal of a secondary battery. The electrode terminal includes a first member made of a metal, and a second member made of a metal. The first member has a connection part to be connected to the second member. The second member has an insertion ...