ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,312, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Eco-friendly power source such as a battery module for a transportation vehicle" was invented by Ho Yeon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Myeong Jin Son (Daejeon, South Korea), Sang Tae An (Daejeon, South Korea), Hwa Kyoo Yoon (Daejeon, South Korea), Gang U Lee (Daejeon, South Korea) and Dong Ha Hwang (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eco-friendly power source, such as a battery module for a transportation vehicle includes a first sub-module and a second sub-module each including a plurality of battery cells; a lower cover supporting the firs...