US Patent Issued to UMICORE on May 26 for "Lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,369, issued on May 26, was assigned to UMICORE (Brussels).

"Lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries" was invented by KyungSub Jung (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea), JiU Ann (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea) and Woon-Hyoung Ryu (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a lithium nickel-based oxide positive electrode active material for lithium-ion secondary batteries suitable for electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle applications, comprising lithium transition metal-based oxide particles comprising zir...