US Patent Issued to EFC on Sept. 23 for "Graphitization apparatus for manufacturing artificial graphite using laser" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,191, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to EFC Co. LTD. (Gwangyang-si, South Korea).

"Graphitization apparatus for manufacturing artificial graphite using laser" was invented by Hyeongseog Park (Yeosu-si, South Korea) and Insung Shin (Ulsan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a graphitization apparatus for manufacturing artificial graphite using lasers, including: a first chamber having doors located on both walls thereof in such a way as to be open when saggars go in and out and providing a workspace for graphitization of raw materials filled in the saggars; a laser heater consisting of a plu...