ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,772, issued on June 9, was assigned to SOULBRAIN Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

"Electrolyte additive, electrolyte for batteries including electrolyte additive, and secondary battery including electrolyte" was invented by Ji Young Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Min Goo Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sang Ho Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Wan Chul Kang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Jong Chul Yun (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Hyeong Kyu Lim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Ji Seong Han (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Min Jung Jang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an electrolyte ad...