ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,162, issued on June 24, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Capsule for lithium-sulfur secondary battery, and lithium-sulfur secondary battery comprising same" was invented by Kihyun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Sangryeo Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Lucia Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Dong Hyeop Han (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jee Seon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A capsule for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery, the capsule comprising a core containing a material capable of forming and restoring a solid electrolyte interface layer and a hydrogel; and a shell formed of a polymer and s...