NEO Battery Materials, a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, is pleased to announce that the Korean Intellectual Property Office has issued Notice of Allowances for two patents regarding the P-100 and P-200 silicon battery materials. NEO is in efforts to integrate the P-200 series for short-duration, high-capacity drone and defence-tech applications.
With applications submitted in June 2023, KIPO has granted the Notice of Allowance to the Company regarding patents named Silicon-Based Active Anode Material for Secondary Lithium Battery and Manufacturing Method Thereof I (Silicon Patent I) and Silicon-Based Active Anode Material for Lithium Secondary Battery and Manufacturing Method Thereof II (Silicon Patent II). The patents will be duly issued and registered upon the completion of post-filing documentation.
The two patents are the first intellectual property rights independently developed by NEO aside from the existing patents licensed and developed in tandem with the Yonsei University-Industry Foundation. Both Silicon Patent I and Silicon Patent II protect the material properties and proprietary manufacturing process of the P-100 and P-200 products, respectively:
- Silicon Patent I secures the critical phase of milling low-cost metallurgical silicon to form a core-shell composite structure between the silicon core and an amorphous silicon oxide layer
- Silicon Patent II secures the nanocoating and additive technology to create a uniform, thin polymer nanolayer on the Silicon Patent I core to manufacture the core-shell composite structure
P-200 Series: Targeting Integration for Drone and Defence-Tech Battery Applications
In addition to ongoing efforts with the P-300N line for high cycle life, the Company is directing technical resources toward integrating the P-200 series for short-duration, high-capacity electronics. Offering an industry-leading capacity of 2,500 mAh/g, compared to the average of 1,300 mAh/g, the P-200 is suitable for use in batteries for drones, defence technology systems, remote-controlled devices, and similar electronics.
“Due to lower validation barriers for electronics compared to larger applications like electric vehicles, NEO expects that the P-200 series to have an expedited adoption timeline in existing electronics battery systems,” commented Dr. J.S. Jeoung, SVP of Cell Development. “Targeting the electronics sector provides a strategic entry point with reduced commercialization friction, potentially enabling earlier revenue generation. NEO can also further access additional commercialization channels while continuing to advance long-cycle life products like the P-300N.”
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