ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,781, issued on June 9, was assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTINS LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lithium-free secondary battery" was invented by Jiyong Soon (Daejeon, South Korea), Hyunwoong Yun (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jong Keon Yoon (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lithium-free secondary battery is provided. The lithium-free secondary battery includes an anode, an electrolyte, a separator, and a cathode, the anode comprising an anode plate composed of an anode current collector and an insulating layer formed in contact with the anode current collector in a predetermined width along the outermost side of the anode curren...