ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,106, issued on July 8, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery module comprising flip portion" was invented by Suk Chul Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Yong Uk Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jong Ho Seok (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery module includes a cell support unit accommodating at least one or more secondary battery cells, a body frame member on which a plurality of the cell support units are installed, and a cover member disposed between adjacent cell support units. The cover member includes a fixed plate portion fixed between the adjacent cell support units, and a flip portion ...