ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,456, issued on April 21, was assigned to NEMASKA LITHIUM INC. (Montreal, Canada).

"Processes for preparing hydroxides and oxides of various metals and derivatives thereof" was invented by Guy Bourassa (Quebec, Canada), Jean-Francois Magnan (Neuville, Canada), Nicolas Laroche (Pont-Rouge, Canada), Thomas Bibienne (Montreal, Canada), Mathieu Charbonneau (Montreal, Canada) and Mickael Dolle (Outremont, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for preparing metal oxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum. The process com...