MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514081805 A) filed by Aesc Japan Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2025, for 'secondary battery and battery pack.'

Inventor(s) include Qian, Jia.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A secondary battery (100) and a battery pack (10) are provided. The secondary battery (100) includes a housing (110), an electrode assembly (120) accommodated in the housing (110), and a current collector (140, 150). The housing (110) includes an end wall (111, 114), and an explosion-proof valve (115) is disposed on the end wall (111, 114). The includes a tab facing the end wall (111, 114). The current collector (140, 150) is disposed between the electrode assembly (120) and the end wall (111, 114), and is electrically connected to the tab. At least one fragile part (141) is disposed on the current collector (140, 150), and the fragile part (141) is configured to break when the internal pressure of the secondary battery (100) exceeds a threshold value. At least part of the current collector (140, 150) is bent away from the electrode assembly (120)."

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