ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,398, issued on May 26, was assigned to Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Lithium-ion battery and battery module, battery pack, and electric apparatus containing same" was invented by Limei Zhang (Ningde City, China), Peipei Chen (Ningde City, China) and Bangrun Wang (Ningde City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lithium-ion battery and a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus containing the same are provided. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material and a pre-lithiation agent and an electrolyte includ...