ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,224,394, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lithium secondary battery" was invented by Min Wook Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Ju Young Yun (Daejeon, South Korea), Seok Jin Oh (Daejeon, South Korea), Joo Hwan Sung (Daejeon, South Korea), Hee Chang Youn (Daejeon, South Korea), Ji Min Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Hye In Ko (Daejeon, South Korea), Ran Eun Lee (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jin Young Park (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery with improved safety during thermal runaway. The lithium secondary battery includes a...