ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,200, issued on July 22, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Battery cell and battery module including the same" was invented by Won Seok Jeong (Daejeon, South Korea) and Myung Hoon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery cell includes an electrode assembly; a pouch-type cell case including an accommodation portion in which the electrode assembly is accommodated and a sealing portion formed in at least a portion of a circumference of the accommodation portion, a reinforcing member disposed on the sealing portion so that the sealing portion is in close contact with the accommodation portion,...