ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,259, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Apparatus for manufacturing battery cell" was invented by Gil Yong Choi (Daejeon, South Korea), Joo Hyung Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hyung Joon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for manufacturing a battery cell for processing a sealing part of a battery cell, the sealing part being formed on one side of a body part in which an electrode assembly is accommodated, includes: a support unit including a first support portion and a second support portion supporting the battery cell in different directions; and a pressing un...