ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,792, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to TOYOTA BATTERY Co. LTD. (Kosai, Japan), TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan) and PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS INC. (Tokyo).

"Nonaqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery and method for manufacturing nonaqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery" was invented by Yusuke Takashi (Toyohashi, Japan) and Takaaki Izumoto (Toyohashi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nonaqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes an electrode body, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a rectangular box-shaped battery case accommodating the electrode body and the nonaqueous electrolyte. The electrode body includes a ...