US Patent Issued to SK On on April 21 for "Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,355, issued on April 21, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same" was invented by Sung Yon Oh (Daejeon, South Korea), Sang Hye Shin (Daejeon, South Korea) and Min Woo Park (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. The compound forms a solid electrolyte interphase on a surface of an anode. A lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte and having improved high-temperature s...