ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,113, issued on June 30, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a first additive of isocyanatobenzonitrile and a second additive and lithium secondary battery including the same" was invented by Yoo Sun Kang (Daejeon, South Korea), Jeong Woo Oh (Daejeon, South Korea) and Chul Haeng Lee (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure related to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a first additive, wherein the first additiv...