ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,275, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS INC. (Tokyo).

"Method of manufacturing battery" was invented by Kazuya Ikeshita (Minamiawaji, Japan) and Yoshiyuki Furukoji (Kakogawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a battery is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (A) suction-attaching the first separator to a winding core, (B) winding the first separator on the winding core, and (C) removing the wound electrode assembly from the winding core. The winding core includes a first group of holes and a second group of holes each formed in its outer circumferential surface. In s...