ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,594, issued on July 22, was assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Silicon-oxygen compound, method for preparation thereof, and related secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and apparatus" was invented by Chengdu Liang (Ningde, China), Yingjie Guan (Ningde, China), Yuzhen Zhao (Ningde, China), Yan Wen (Ningde, China) and Qisen Huang (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application discloses a silicon-oxygen compound, a method for preparation thereof, and a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus related thereto. The silicon-oxygen compound...