ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,322, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Tech-Sonic Inc. (Dublin, Ohio).

"Ultrasonic welding winder machine for cylindrical batteries" was invented by David Lee Cyphert (Canal Winchester, Ohio) and Byoung Soo Ou (Dublin, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic tab welder, useful for welding metal ribbon to metal sheet, has an ultrasonic stack having a horn configured to include a pair of ends between which are one or more upstanding welding stud surfaces and held by a bracket assembly. The bracket assembly includes a horn holder terminating at either end with U-shaped legs holding either end of the horn and an upper U-shaped l...