ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,267, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Negative electrode for lithium secondary battery" was invented by Daisuke Horikawa (Kariya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode layer. The negative electrode layer includes a dielectric particle and a negative electrode active material including either or both of a lithium metal and a lithium alloy."

The patent was filed on Oct. 27, 2022, under Application No. 17/975,011.

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