ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,406,984, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to BTR NEW MATERIAL GROUP Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China) and DINGYUAN NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Huizhou, China).

"Silicon-based anode material, preparation method therefor and use thereof in lithium-ion battery" was invented by Zhiqiang Deng (Guangdong, China), Chunlei Pang (Guangdong, China), Jianguo Ren (Guangdong, China) and Youyuan Huang (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A silicon-based anode material, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof in a lithium-ion battery. The silicon-based anode material comprises a silicon-based active material and a composite layer that c...