ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,653, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Electrode assembly and secondary battery comprising same" was invented by Jae Wook Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sung Hyun Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Chul Hwan Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and a secondary battery comprising same, wherein an insulator formed on a separator can prevent burrs, which may occur on a positive or negative electrode tab formed by blanking, from penetrating the separator, thereby improving electric stability, and a longitudinal end ...