ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,802, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Power storage cell" was invented by Masashi Kato (Konan, Japan) and Mizuho Matsumoto (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power storage cell comprises an electrode assembly, a collector plate that has the first electrode sheet connected thereto, and a laminate film, wherein the collector plate has a peripheral edge portion including an inner side located closer to the electrode assembly and an outer side located on a side opposite to the electrode assembly with respect to the inner side, the collector plate is provided with a welding portion and ...