ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,237,504, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd. (Ningde, China).

"Anode material, electrochemical device and electronic device using the same" was invented by Daoyi Jiang (Ningde, China), Hang Cui (Ningde, China) and Yuansen Xie (Ningde, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anode material includes a silicon compound SiOx, where x is about 0.5 to 1.5; an oxide MeOy layer, the MeOy layer coating the silicon compound SiOx, where y is about 0.5 to 3; and a carbon layer, the carbon layer coating the MeOy layer. Me includes at least one of Al, Si, Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Co, and Zr. The surface of the MeOy layer adjacent t...