Dublin, Oct. 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qwcrnq/lib_key_patent)
has announced the addition of the "LIB
Key Patent Analysis: LTO Anode Material - 2013 edition" report
to their offering.
With growing expectations for electric vehicles (EVs), there has
been constant research to reduce charging time, which is one of
main obstacles to EV adoption. Although the current condition for
rapid charging is charging in about 30 minutes to approximately 80%
of the battery capacity, but it is obviously necessary to shorten
the charging time. LTO materials are one of key materials being
developed to deal with this issue. That the automobile company
Toyota is holding the largest number of LTO patents reflects this
trend well.
This report provides in-depth analysis of LTO
anode materials for LIBs. For this, total 1,106 validated
patents have been selected from 9352 patents that have been issued
until December, 2012 in Korea, the United States, Japan, and
Europe. This is expected to be of use to look into the patent trend
and key patents in the field of LTO anode materials.
As for patenting activities of each country, Japan and the United
States have hold a majority, followed by Korea and Europe. As for
the patent trend of major applicants, it is shown that battery and
auto manufacturers such as Toshiba, LG Chem, Samsung SDI, Toyota
Motor, and Panasonic have conducted active R&D. As for LTO
material technologies, CEA, Hydro-Quebec, and Toho Titanium are
holding a number of patents. Among university/research institutes,
Chicago University, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, and,
Tsinghua University have filed a lot of patents.
In particular, Toshiba as a company that succeeded in
commercializing LTO as an anode material for the first time, holds
a considerable number of patents with various applied patent
portfolios. Among LTO particle manufacturers, Hydro-Quebec, Toho
Titanium, and Altairnano have filed many patents on technologies
for processing LTO particles as anode materials.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Introduction
2. Technology overview
3. Overall patent trend analysis
4. Key patent analysis
5. Key patent- in-depth analysis
6. LIB technology transfer and dispute trends
7. Development of countermeasure technology
8. conclusion/implication
Appendix : list of validated patents on LTO anode materials (Excel
File)
Companies Mentioned
- Altairnano
- CEA
- EnderDel
- Hydro-Quebec
- LG Chemical
- Medtronic
- Panasonic
- SUD-Chemi
- Sanyo / GS Yuasa
- Toho Titanium
- Toshiba
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