ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,689, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS INC. (Tokyo).
"Battery and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Akihiro Yoneyama (Kobe, Japan) and Ryoichi Wakimoto (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery in which an electrode tab group is less likely to be damaged is provided. The battery disclosed herein includes an exterior body, a sealing plate, an electrode body, an electrode body holder, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, a positive electrode current collector, and a negative electrode current collector. The electrode body is fixed to the inner wall su...