US Patent Issued to Imec vzw, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven on July 21 for "Coated cathode" (Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,037, issued on July 21, was assigned to Imec vzw (Leuven, Belgium) and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).

"Coated cathode" was invented by Louis De Taeye (Mechelen, Belgium) and Philippe Vereecken (Hoegaarden, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coated cathode, a device including the coated cathode and methods for preparation thereof is provided. The coated cathode includes: an active material (10) for supplying and storing Li+ ions, an electrically conductive additive (12), and a coating (11), different from the active material (10), that coats surfaces of the active material (10), wherein the coating (11) compri...