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PATENT MONITOR Solid-State Batteries Quarterly Report Q1 2019 Patent & Technology Intelligence © 2019 | www.knowmade.com TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 MAIN IP PLAYERS 38 Toyota METHODOLOGY 8 LG Chem Bosch / SEEO KEY FACTS OF THE QUARTER 15 Overview For each patent assignee: • Solid electrolyte materials vs. Supply chain •Overview •Electrolyte Materials vs. Supply chain New patent applications : •Notable patents selected by Knowmade’s analysts • Overview • Main patent applicants vs. Technical segments ACCESS TO IP ANALYSTS 45 • New entrants in solid-state battery patent landscape • Main IP collaborations • Electrolyte materials vs. Supply chain (number of patents) • Electrolyte materials vs. Supply chain (main patent applicants) Patents newly granted: • Main IP players • Main patent assignees vs. Technical segments • Electrolyte materials vs. Supply chain (number of patents) • Electrolyte materials vs. Supply chain (main patent applicants) Most notable abandoned or expired patents Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 2 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com THE AUTHORS ABOUT KNOWMADE Dr. Fleur Thissandier Fleur works for Knowmade in the field of Materials Knowmade is a Technology Intelligence and IP Strategy consulting Chemistry and Energy storage. She holds a PhD in company specialized in analysis of patents and scientific information. Materials Chemistry and Electrochemistry from The company helps R&D organizations, investors and innovative CEA/INAC, (Grenoble, France). She also holds a Chemistry companies to understand their competitive landscape, follow Engineering Degree from the Superior National School of technology trends, and find out opportunities and threats in terms of Chemistry (ENSCM Montpellier, France). Fleur previously technology and patents. worked in battery industry as R&D Engineer. Contact: [email protected] Knowmade’s analysts combine their strong technology expertise and in-depth knowledge of patents with powerful analytics tools and methodologies to turn patents and scientific findings into business intelligence tools. Our experts provide prior art search, patent Dr. Nicolas Baron landscape analysis, scientific literature analysis, patent valuation, IP Nicolas is CEO and co-founder of Knowmade. He manages due diligence and freedom-to-operate analysis. In parallel the company the company’s development and strategic direction, and proposes litigation/licensing support, technology scouting and personally leads the Electronics & Telecom department. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Nice IP/technology watch service. Sophia-Antipolis (France) and a Master degree in Intellectual Property Strategies and Innovation from the Knowmade has a solid expertise in Compound Semiconductors, Power IEEPI (Strasbourg, France). Electronics, Batteries, RF Technologies & Wireless Communications, Contact: [email protected] Solid-State Lighting & Display, Photonics, Memories, MEMS & Solid- State Sensors/Actuators, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Packaging & Assembly, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Microfluidics, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutics, Agri-Food. Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 3 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com INTRODUCTION Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 4 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com PATENT MONITOR Take advantage of periodic updates on IP activities CONTENTS Monthly IP database (Excel file) • New patent applications • Patents newly granted • Patents expired or abandoned • Transfer of IP rights (re-assignment, licensing) • Patent litigation & opposition Quarterly report (PDF slide deck) On a quarterly basis, this report will provide the IP trends over the last three months, with a close look to key IP players and key WHY YOU SHOULD SUBSCRIBE patented technologies. ✓ Track your competitors, partners or clients Access to IP analysts (100h a year) On-demand Q&A and discussion session with ✓ Identify newcomers to your technology field our analysts on specific patented technologies ✓ Early detect opportunities and risks for your business strategy or company IP portfolios ✓ Be ahead of technology trends ✓ Identify emerging research areas and cutting-edge technology developments ✓ Mitigate patent infringement risks ✓ Take advantage of free technologies Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 5 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com QUARTERLY REPORT Contents On a quarterly basis, this report will provide the IP trends over the last three months, with a close look to key IP players and key patented technologies. •Main patent applicants, their notable patent filings and technologies. •New entrants and their patents. •Technology trends and notable patented technical solutions. •Key patents newly granted, their owners and claimed inventions. •Main IP right transfers (reassignments, licensing agreements). •Key patents newly expired or abandoned, their owners and their potential market impact. •Noteworthy news on patent litigation and opposition, plaintiffs and defendants, patents and products involved. Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 6 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com QUARTERLY REPORT Monthly IP database Segments (an X indicate a patent belonging to the segment) Identify easily and efficiently The patents are manually categorized in technical - New patents applications segments using keyword analysis of patent title, Download a sample file - Patents newly granted abstract and claims, in conjunction with expert review - Patents expired or abandoned of the subject-matter of inventions. Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 7 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com METHODOLOGY Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 8 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com METHODOLOGY Scope of patent monitor Included Not included Patents related to: Patents related to: •Solid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries (including polymer, •Other solid-state batteries (Li-S battery, Li-Air battery, Na-ion inorganic and polymer/inorganic composite electrolytes). battery, Mg-ion battery etc.) •Solid electrolytes without references to their use in Lithium batteries in the patent full text •Electrodes for solid-state Li-ion batteries (core-shell electrode •Gelled electrolytes materials containing solid electrolytes materials, electrode •Coin-cell solid-state batteries containing solid electrolytes materials, etc.). It includes •Thin-film Solid-state batteries polymer, inorganic and polymer/inorganic composite •Microbatteries with solid electrolytes electrolytes. •Solid-state Li-ion batteries (i.e. Lithium metal batteries and Li- ion batteries) and their manufacturing methods. It includes polymer, inorganic and polymer/inorganic composite electrolytes. Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 9 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com METHODOLOGY Segment definition Patents were manually segmented according to their current legal status, and their technologies/applications SEGMENTATION BY LEGAL STATUS SEGMENTATION BY TECHNOLOGIES/APPLICATIONS Production Chain Position: NEW PATENT: New patent families published during the month (extensions from older patent families are excluded). • Electrolyte: Inventions mainly claiming electrolyte material (composition and/or manufacturing methods). • Electrode: Inventions mainly claiming electrode material or layer including solid electrolyte material (composition GRANTED PATENT: Patents granted during the quarter (granted and/or manufacturing methods). patents from older patent families containing already granted • Battery cells: Inventions mainly claiming solid-state battery cells (composition and/or manufacturing methods). patents are excluded). • Battery Pack: Inventions mainly claiming battery packs containing solid-state batteries. • Separator: Inventions mainly claiming a separator containing solid electrolyte materials (composition and/or PATENT TRANSFER: Re-assignments (IP transfers) during the manufacturing methods). quarter. Type of solid electrolyte: DEAD PATENT: Granted patents expired or abandoned during the quarter. This segmentation produces the following technological segments: Inorganic, Inorganic/Polymer, Polymer, List of materials, Undefined solid electrolytes Inorganic Solid Electrolyte Materials: This segmentation produces the following technological segments: - Sulfides (all), Argyrodites, Sulfide Glass Ceramics, Thio-LISICON, Other sulfides, List of Sulfides - Oxides (all), Oxide Glass Ceramics, Anti-Perovskite, Perovskite, LISICON, Garnet, NASICON, Other oxides, List of Oxides - Hydrides, Other inorganics, List of inorganics, Undefined Inorganics Solid-State Batteries – Patent Monitor | Quarterly Report – Q1 2019 10 © 2019 All rights reserved | www.knowmade.com METHODOLOGY Terminologies for Patent Analysis (1/2) Patent Applicant, Patent Assignee An applicant is a person or organization (e.g. company, university, etc.) who/which has filed a patent application. An assignee is a person or organization (e.g. company, university, etc.) who/which holds patent rights. There may be more than one applicant/assignee per patent application. Patent Family A patent family is a set of patents filed in multiple countries to protect a single invention by a common inventor(s). A first application is made in one country – the priority country – and is then extended