ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,476, issued on May 20, was assigned to SK ON Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Battery module" 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 comprising: an electrode assembly capable of storing and supplying electrical energy; a battery exterior material accommodating the electrode assembly therein; a first tab portion electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery exterior material along a first dire...