US Patent Issued to ECOPRO BM on Nov. 3 for "Positive electrode active material and lithium secondary battery using the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,082, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to ECOPRO BM Co. LTD. (Cheongju-si, South Korea).

"Positive electrode active material and lithium secondary battery using the same" was invented by Yu Gyeong Chun (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Yong Hwan Gwon (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Jong Seung Shin (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Moon Ho Choi (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Yoon Young Choi (Cheongju-si, South Korea), Ji Won Kim (Cheongju-si, South Korea) and Sang Hyeok Kim (Cheongju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bimodal-type positive electrode active material includes a first lithium composite oxide as a small particle and a second lithi...