ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,098, issued on July 8, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Energy storage module" was invented by Jin Taek Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Eun Ok Kwak (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jang Hoon Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jin Bhum Yun (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jong Yeol Woo (Yongin-si, South Korea), Kwang Deuk Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Woo Sung Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to...