ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,752, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SK ON Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lithium secondary battery" was invented by Hee Gyoung Kang (Daejeon, South Korea), Gi Hyeon Moon (Daejeon, South Korea), So Hyun Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Mi Ryeong Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Jong Hyuk Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Chan Young Jeon (Daejeon, South Korea) and Hae Suk Hwang (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode which includes a cathode active material layer including a cathode current collector, a cathode tab protruding from one end thereof in a longitudinal direction of the cat...