ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,682, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai, Japan).
"Metal-air cell" was invented by Shunsuke Sata (Sakai, Japan), Hirotaka Mizuhata (Sakai, Japan), Tomo Kitagawa (Sakai, Japan) and Toyoka Aimoto (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a metal-air cell whose electrolytic solution is kept from leaking from an outer pouch housing an electrode. Hence, the metal-air cell excels in reliability and safety. The metal-air cell includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode each including a lead. The lead includes a sealing member provided to an outer face of the lead. The outer pouch includes a fusin...