ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,860, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Secondary battery" was invented by Jong Ha Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Geun Ho Seo (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Shin Jung Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a secondary battery capable of improving insulation safety. For example, the secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to an upper portion of the case, wherein the cap assembly includes a cap-up, a safety vent installed below the cap-up and hav...