ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,598, issued on April 7, was assigned to SK On Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same" was invented by Mi Jung Noh (Daejeon, South Korea), Jik Soo Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Sang Bok Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Ji Hoon Choi (Daejeon, South Korea) and Kook Hyun Han (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium-aluminum-titanium oxide formed on a surface of a lithium metal oxide particle having a specific formula. The cathode active material may have an impro...