US Patent Issued to LG Energy Solution on July 14 for "Electrolyte and lithium metal secondary battery comprising same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,193, issued on July 14, was assigned to LG Energy Solution LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electrolyte and lithium metal secondary battery comprising same" was invented by Jeongbeom Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Hoejin Hah (Daejeon, South Korea) and Yeeun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolyte for a lithium metal secondary battery is provided. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent and provides improved lifespan characteristics and high rate charging performance when applied to a secondary battery including a lithium metal as a negative electrode active material due to fewer side...