ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,271, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).
"Secondary battery" was invented by Hyun Soo Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a case having an opened upper end; a cap plate to seal the upper end of the case; a first electrode terminal on the cap plate, and electrically connected to the first electrode plate; an insulating member between the cap plate and the first electrode terminal; a second electrode terminal on the cap plate, and electrica...