ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,607, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to ECOPRO BM Co. LTD. (Cheongju-si, South Korea).
"Positive electrode active material and lithium secondary battery using the same" was invented by Jung Bae Park (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Chae Won Moon (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Hyun Jong Yu (Cheongju-si, South Korea) and Yu jin Son (Cheongju-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a cobalt-free positive electrode active material having improved thermal stability and electrochemical properties, and a lithium secondary battery using the same."
The patent was filed on Dec. 28, 2022, under Application No. 1...