ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,788, issued on June 3, was assigned to TORAY INDUSTRIES Inc. (Tokyo).

"Positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, electrode paste for lithium ion secondary batteries, and lithium ion secondary battery" was invented by Hiroaki Kawamura (Otsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object is a lithium ion battery having high safety and a high energy density and allows estimation of the remaining capacity of the battery from the discharge voltage, provide a positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries that includes a lithium iron phosphate particle, a lithium iron manganese phosphate particle, and a layered oxide-...