ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,478, issued on May 20, was assigned to SK ON Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery cell, battery module, and manufacturing method of the same" was invented by Jae Hun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Hyeong Won Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Sung Chel Yoon (Daejeon, South Korea) and Ki Dong Lee (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a battery module including: an electrode assembly capable of storing and supplying electrical energy; a battery exterior material of a hexahedral shape accommodating the electrode assembly therein; a first tab portion that is electrically connected to the electrod...