US Patent Issued to LG Chem on Nov. 11 for "Lithium transition metal oxide, positive electrode additive for lithium secondary battery, and lithium secondary battery comprising the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,743, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lithium transition metal oxide, positive electrode additive for lithium secondary battery, and lithium secondary battery comprising the same" was invented by Jongmin Roh (Daejeon, South Korea), Seokhyun Yoon (Daejeon, South Korea), Yoon Jae Lee (Daejeon, South Korea) and Donghoon Suh (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lithium transition metal oxide which is capable of minimizing a side reaction with an electrolyte, thereby suppressing the generation of gas during charging and discharging of a lithium secondary battery is provided. The lith...